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Update no 3 as at the 31st of January 2024 – what a month January 2024 was weather wise!

by hoegrangequarry | Feb 1, 2024 | January 2024

Hello Everyone, Well what a month January 2024 proved to be – a period of severe cold and frosts followed by 4 named Storms and ending with relatively benign weather including a few calm and sunny days…however our local butterflies weren’t impressed or fooled...

Update no 2 as at the 16th of January 2024 – including Dates for your Diary 2024

by hoegrangequarry | Jan 17, 2024 | January 2024

Hello Everyone, Like most people in the UK, I am also obsessed with the British weather as it is so variable and impacts on both our lives and activities and also that of our insect friends, but did you know that recently there have been 2 notable anniversaries...

Update no 1 as at the 8th of January 2024 – including details of moth recording in Derbyshire

by hoegrangequarry | Jan 11, 2024 | January 2024

Hello Everyone, Whilst in recent years the recording of moths has been carried out diligently by many volunteers in the County, it has not always been clear as to where your records should be sent – well at that is about to change as we enter 2024! Both Tony...

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

Recent Comments

  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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