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Update no 11 as at the 28th of March 2025 – including first Green Hairstreak sighting in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Apr 2, 2025 | March 2025

Hello Everyone, Pleasingly the month of March 2025 has had some really pleasant warm and sunny days which has allowed the hibernating butterflies to emerge from their slumber as well as some other species which managed to complete their life cycle, including the...

Update no 10 as at the 21st of March 2025 – including first Orange Tip and Speckled Wood sightings of the year

by hoegrangequarry | Mar 24, 2025 | March 2025

Hello Everyone, At last, the sun has now crossed the Equator and we have it in the northern hemisphere for the next 6 months and how important this period is for our local butterflies!!! After a whole week without a single butterfly sighting, the 18th of March 2025...

Update no 9 as at the 13th of March 2025 – including first Large & Small White sightings in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Mar 13, 2025 | March 2025

Hello Everyone, After the warm and sunny weather of last weekend, it has become quite a shock this week as the temperature has yet to reach double figures and with a cold north east wind blowing both recorders and butterflies have kept a low profile! It came as no...

Update no 8 as at the 7th of March 2025 – including latest butterfly sightings in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Mar 10, 2025 | March 2025

Hello Everyone, After what seemed a long and cold Winter, according to the Met Office we are now officially in Spring…and it certainly feels like it! What is surprising though is that there were 25 mornings with frost in Derby this last Winter (2024/2025) which is...

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

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  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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