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Update no 6 as at the 23rd of February 2024 – including early Painted Lady sighting in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Feb 23, 2024 | February 2024

Hello Everyone, The wet and very changeable weather continues this month but a recent southerly airflow possibly assisted the arrival of an early Painted Lady into the County on the 20th of February 2024 when Lindsey Bance saw an individual in their Darley Dale...

Update no 5 as at the 16th of February 2024 – including some further Wall Brown information

by hoegrangequarry | Feb 18, 2024 | February 2024

Hello Everyone, With sunshine at a premium during the first half of this month, it is hardly surprising that there were only 3 outdoor sightings of butterflies since the last Update, up to the 14th of February 2024 – 2 Red Admirals both seen on the 11th of...

Update no 4 as at the 8th of February 2024 – including notes from the 2022 UKBMS Report

by hoegrangequarry | Feb 8, 2024 | February 2024

Hello Everyone, Despite a week of mild weather at the start to February 2024, it soon turned cold with snow seen across the County and settling mainly on the hilly parts of the Peak District today but with a forecast of milder weather tomorrow hopefully it will be a...

Recent Posts

  • Update no 16 as at the 6th of May 2025 – including Painted Lady sightings in the County
  • Update no 15 as at the 28th of April 2025 – including earliest sightings ever of 3 species in the County
  • Update no 14 as at the 22nd of April 2025 – including the first Wall Brown sighting in the County
  • Update no 13 as at the 14th of April 2025 – including first sightings of the Dingy Skipper and the Small Copper in the County
  • Update no 12 as at the 7th of April 2025 – including the first Holly Blue sightings in the County

Recent Comments

  1. temp mail on Update no 43 as at the 28th of October 2024 – including even more third brood Holly Blues seen in the County
  2. temp mail on Update no 42 as at the 21st of October 2024 – including third brood Holly Blue seen in the County
  3. bilibili video downloader on Update no 23 as at the 21st of June 2024 – including first sightings of the Small Skipper and the White Letter Hairstreak in the County this year
  4. Richard Petrie on Update no 30 as at the 14th of July 2023- including sighting of second brood Wall Brown in the County
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