by hoegrangequarry | Oct 30, 2023 | October 2023
After the near catastrophic floods that followed the heavy rain of last weekend, it was with some trepidation that I looked in my Inbox each day afterwards to see if I was going to get many emails from Recorders who have managed to see any butterflies that had...
by hoegrangequarry | Oct 21, 2023 | October 2023
Well the cold weather front that passed over us on the night of the 13th/14th of October left us with a strong N W wind which is ideal to help migrant butterflies such as the Painted Lady and the Red Admiral to make their great escape from the grip of our winter here...
by hoegrangequarry | Oct 16, 2023 | October 2023
Well no one really envisaged what the first part of this month would really be like with the exceptionally warm and sunny conditions, including 23c recorded here in Derby, which lasted up to and including the 10th of October 2023. The overriding item that remains in...
by hoegrangequarry | Oct 6, 2023 | October 2023
After the joint warmest September here in the UK (along with 2006), the warm weather continues this weekend and into next week with the introduction of hot air from North Africa so this Brief Summary will give you an idea as to which species that you might see here in...
