by hoegrangequarry | Jan 26, 2023 | January 2023
Now that we are coming out of the latest cold spell, will we be getting more butterfly sightings soon in the County? Since the start of the New Millennium, the first sightings in the County have varied from the 1st of January to the 1st of March (2010). Meanwhile if...
by hoegrangequarry | Jan 18, 2023 | January 2023
The persistent westerly winds which have brought a series of low pressure systems across the Atlantic towards us recently have resulted in many areas becoming saturated although at least the reservoirs are fast approaching overflow level with the latest counts from...
by hoegrangequarry | Jan 11, 2023 | January 2023
Despite a relatively mild start to 2023 with the odd day of bright sunshine, there has been only 1 outdoor butterfly sighting in the County so far this year – Chris Thirtle saw a Small Tortoiseshell flying across his Great Longstone garden on the 7th of January 2023....
by hoegrangequarry | Jan 11, 2023 | January 2023
As soon as the mini freeze finished in late December 2022, a sunny day on the 20th of the month brought some hardy butterflies out of hibernation and a late Peacock was seen flying at South Wingfield (Eric Easom) together with a Red Admiral which was seen sunning...
