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...
by hoegrangequarry | Jul 20, 2022 | July 2022
Hello Everyone, As we brace ourselves for a burst of hot air coming to us from the Iberian Peninsula, this might be the weekend when a new butterfly species is added to the Derbyshire list as His Imperial Majesty, the Purple Emperor is making steady progress towards...
by hoegrangequarry | Jul 12, 2022 | July 2022
The current warm and sunny conditions have certainly helped the Silver Washed Fritillary to emerge at additional locations in the County with sightings coming from Rose End Meadows, Cromford ( Martin Cobham), Lathkill Dale (Peter Faulkner) at Thornhills Carrs NR...
by hoegrangequarry | Jul 12, 2022 | July 2022
Hello Everyone, Despite a dismal start to the day on the 3rd of July 2022 it did not prevent around 300 visitors making the effort to attend the 4th Open Day at Hoe Grange Quarry, the first Butterfly NR in the County. Yet again Longcliffe Quarries and their staff put...
by hoegrangequarry | Jul 4, 2022 | July 2022
June 2022 was a quite a changeable month despite a couple of brief hot and sunny spells and this weather pattern has certainly affected both butterfly numbers and the erratic emergence of new species during the month. However a lonesome Silver Washed Fritillary was...
