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Update no 7 as at the 25th of February 2025 – including late February 2025 butterfly sightings

by hoegrangequarry | Feb 27, 2025 | February 2025

Hi Everyone, So far this year we have seen colder conditions than we have been used to in recent years and this is confirmed by a complete lack of butterfly sightings here in Derbyshire between the 6th and the 22nd  of February 2025, which was largely due to the cold...

Update no 6 as at the 12th of February 2025 -including notes on the 2024 Derbyshire butterfly records

by hoegrangequarry | Feb 14, 2025 | February 2025

Hello Everyone, The mini beast from the east is no good to man nor beast and with a very cool east wind persisting it was a surprise to get one butterfly sighting in the County this week when a Red Admiral was seen by Simon Beavis flying at Mickleover Meadows on the...

Update no 5 as at the 6th of February 2025 – including recent butterfly sightings in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Feb 9, 2025 | February 2025

Hello Everyone, Yes January 2025 was a cold but relatively sunny month which meant that on a few sunny and windless days some butterflies were tempted out of hibernation with recent sightings being a Peacock seen on the 25th of January 2025 at Hartington Meadows (Vic...

Recent Posts

  • Update no 44 as at the 28th of November 2025 – including late November 2025 sightings
  • Update no 41 as at the 13th of November 2025 – including November butterfly sightings in the County
  • Update no 42 as at the 31st of October 2025 – including third brood sighting of the Holly Blue in the County.
  • Update no 41 as at the 23rd of October 2025 – including late Wall Browns seen in the County
  • Update no 40 as at the 13th of October 2025 – including first ever October Green Hairstreak sighting in the County

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  1. 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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