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Update no 11 as at the 31st of March 2024 – this is the date that we have been waiting for during the last 6 months!

by hoegrangequarry | Apr 1, 2024 | March 2024

Hello Everyone, It is that time of the year again when we all look forward to the new transect season starting on Monday the 1st of April and as British Summer Time is now in operation we can even enjoy light evenings! We just need the weather to play ball and give us...

Update no 10 as at the 22nd of March 2024 – Spring is here including an Important link for Volunteer Insurance

by hoegrangequarry | Mar 24, 2024 | March 2024

Hello Everyone, At last we managed to get a few days of sun and warmth which was just what we humans and our local lepidoptera were waiting for! Now that the sun has crossed the equator, hopefully we can expect more of the same but the fickle month of March is likely...

Update no 9 as at the 15th of March 2024 – look out for rare butterfly species in 2024

by hoegrangequarry | Mar 18, 2024 | March 2024

Hello Everyone, Yet another poor week for our local butterflies with lots of rain and hardly any warm sunshine although the temperature is starting to rise at last as we have now lost that cold easterly airflow – mind you an easterly airflow can bring migrant...

Update no 8 as at the 8th of March 2024 – including early March sightings

by hoegrangequarry | Mar 18, 2024 | March 2024

Hello Everyone, March often roars in like a lion and departs like a lamb and on the 1st of March 2024 the residents of the Peak District certainly felt the full force of Mother Nature with snow falling across the area resulting in the closure of many of the high level...

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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