by hoegrangequarry | Jul 29, 2025 | July 2025
Hello Everyone, A rather changeable week meant that the totals of butterflies seen at many sites in the County were down on previous weeks although some sites in the Peak District remained high such as Tansley/Cressbrookdale on the 25th of July 2025 where Gordon &...
by hoegrangequarry | Jul 22, 2025 | July 2025
Hello Everyone, After a week of mixed weather which was followed by a period of welcome rain, it was pleasing to note that butterfly numbers in some parts of the County remained relatively high just in time for the Big Butterfly Count which runs from the 18th of July...
by hoegrangequarry | Jul 17, 2025 | July 2025
Hello Everyone, After the third heatwave in as many weeks (ie 26c & over for 3 consecutive days here in Derbyshire), it is of no surprise that this has worked well for both the distribution and numbers of butterflies that have been noted recently – indeed...
by hoegrangequarry | Jul 8, 2025 | July 2025
Hello Everyone, There have been some huge numbers of butterflies seen on transects (and also casually) during the last week so it begs the question – have they peaked too soon? Pleasingly there have been 3 more sightings of the Purple Emperor in the County...
