Update no 26 as at the 30th of June 2025 – including further sightings of the Purple Emperor in Derbyshire

by hoegrangequarry | Jun 30, 2025 | June 2025

Hello Everyone, Well the natural expansion of the iconic Purple Emperorbutterfly is well and truly underway here in Derbyshire thanks to the recent spell of hot and sunny weather and the expertise and keen eyes of our Derbyshire volunteers – recent sightings...

Update no 25 as at the 25th of June 2025 – first Purple Emperor sighting this year in Derbyshire

by hoegrangequarry | Jun 25, 2025 | June 2025

Hello Everyone, Just after Update no 24 was emailed out, Bill Cove informed me of the first confirmed sighting of a Purple Emperor in Derbyshire this year – it was seen on a driveway near to Ticknall in the South of the County on the 24th of June 2025. The site...

Update no 24 as at the 24th of June 2025 – including first confirmed sighting of the Clouded Yellow in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Jun 24, 2025 | June 2025

Hello Everyone, After a week of soaring temperatures, it is somewhat of a relief to get back to a more traditional British Summer type of weather with some welcome rain and passing clouds creating sporadic sunny intervals. What was interesting during the last week was...

Update no 24 as at the 24th of June 2025 – including first confirmed sighting of the Clouded Yellow in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Jun 24, 2025 | June 2025

Hello Everyone, After a week of soaring temperatures, it is somewhat of a relief to get back to a more traditional British Summer type of weather with some welcome rain and passing clouds creating sporadic sunny intervals. What was interesting during the last week was...

Update no 23 as at the 17th of June 2025 – including first sightings in the County this year of the Purple Hairstreak and the Marbled White

by hoegrangequarry | Jun 23, 2025 | June 2025

Hello Everyone, It is not often that I get important butterfly sightings immediately after I have sent out an Update but Lucy Benniston emailed me to say that she recorded both the Marbled White and the Purple Hairstreak at Loscoe Fields site on the 16th of June 2025...

Update no 22 as at the 16th of June 2025 – including first sightings this year of the White Letter Hairstreak and Essex Skipper in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Jun 16, 2025 | June 2025

Hello Everyone, After a week of sunshine with temperatures in the 70’s (over 21c) it was ideal conditions for the White Letter Hairstreak to appear for the first time in the County this year with the first record coming on the 9th of June 2025 on the Disease Resistant...