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Update no 47 as at the 30th of November 2024 including Derbyshire Moth Report for 2019 – 2023

by hoegrangequarry | Nov 30, 2024 | November 2024

Hello Everyone, After the snow and icy winds of the third week of November 2024, it came as some relief to get warmer westerly winds following on despite some very wet days leading up towards the end of the month courtesy of Storm ‘Bert’ The poor weather on Sunday the...

Update no 46 as at the 19th of November 2024 – including more butterfly sightings in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Nov 24, 2024 | November 2024

Hello Everyone, With November 2024 having temperatures above normal, it has come somewhat as a shock this week to wake up to ground frosts and a covering of snow in the County – not before additional butterfly sightings of 4 species were made before the...

Update no 45 as at the 12th of November 2024 – including more butterfly sightings in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Nov 15, 2024 | November 2024

Hello Everyone, With grey concrete coloured skies across the County since the 29th of October 2024, it was a nice surprise to get sightings of the Red Admiral in Derbyshire on the 10th of November 2024 during a small period of hazy sunshine. First of all Martin Hall...

Update no 44 as at the 4th of November 2024 – including new brood Small Copper seen in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Nov 15, 2024 | November 2024

Hello Everyone, With sunshine being in limited amounts this last week, butterfly sightings have been somewhat lacking – despite the temperature remaining relatively high for the time of the year. This situation was typical of the Summer of 2024 when concrete...

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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