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...
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...
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...
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...