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Update no 31 as at the 20th of July 2022 – including new brood Migrating Brown Argus and a Clouded Yellow sighting in the County.
After a period of unprecedented heat and sunshine it comes as no surprise that our local butterflies have taken advantage of the conditions – they usually stop flying around 24c here in the UK but it now looks like they are becoming more accustomed to the higher...
Update no 30 as at the 14th of July 2022 – including a new site for the Purple Emperor in the Region
Hello Everyone, As we brace ourselves for a burst of hot air coming to us from the Iberian Peninsula, this might be the weekend when a new butterfly species is added to the Derbyshire list as His Imperial Majesty, the Purple Emperor is making steady progress towards...
Update no 29 as at the 9th of July 2022 – including more Silver Washed Fritillary sightings in the County.
The current warm and sunny conditions have certainly helped the Silver Washed Fritillary to emerge at additional locations in the County with sightings coming from Rose End Meadows, Cromford ( Martin Cobham), Lathkill Dale (Peter Faulkner) at Thornhills Carrs NR...
Update no 28 as at the 6th of July 2022 – including a successful Open Day at Hoe Grange Quarry
Hello Everyone, Despite a dismal start to the day on the 3rd of July 2022 it did not prevent around 300 visitors making the effort to attend the 4th Open Day at Hoe Grange Quarry, the first Butterfly NR in the County. Yet again Longcliffe Quarries and their staff put...
Update no 27 as at the 2nd of July 2022 – including first sightings in the County this year of both the Gatekeeper and the Silver Washed Fritillary.
June 2022 was a quite a changeable month despite a couple of brief hot and sunny spells and this weather pattern has certainly affected both butterfly numbers and the erratic emergence of new species during the month. However a lonesome Silver Washed Fritillary was...
Update no 26 as at the 25th of June 2022 – including the amazing life style of the Comma butterfly
As we start Week 13 of the transect season we are at the half way point this year of this important work in monitoring our local lepidoptera and it looks like the East Midlands Region will be covering about 200 sites for the first time ever which involves over 500...