by hoegrangequarry | Aug 5, 2022 | August 2022
After one of the driest July’s ever, it comes as no surprise that a great deal of vegetation and grasses have suffered almost to the point that very little plants are available for our butterflies to take nectar from so it is important that thistles, ragwort and late...
by hoegrangequarry | Aug 5, 2022 | August 2022
The second brood Wall Brown has just appeared at Hoe Grange Quarry – could all visitors record the numbers seen and date either in the record book on site or reply using the web page please
by hoegrangequarry | Aug 2, 2022 | August 2022
What a difference a week makes with the weather here in the UK – 39c on the 19th of July 2022 and a mere 20c on the 26th of July 2022. No wonder our local butterflies are wondering as to what is going on and this is reflected in the numbers seen on transects this last...
by hoegrangequarry | Jul 25, 2022 | July 2022
It comes as a relief that weather conditions are now ‘back to normal’ after the furnace heat of earlier this week – it makes me realise that I couldn’t live the dream of spending May to September in conditions like that in the Mediterranean region of Europe....
by hoegrangequarry | Jul 25, 2022 | July 2022
After a period of unprecedented heat and sunshine it comes as no surprise that our local butterflies have taken advantage of the conditions – they usually stop flying around 24c here in the UK but it now looks like they are becoming more accustomed to the higher...
