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Update no 39 as at the 30th of September 2024 – the end of the 2024 transect season is nigh!
Hello Everyone, It is that time of the year when the butterfly transect season finishes - with much regret from many of the 350 committed volunteers that we have here in Derbyshire. It certainly has been another challenging year to get as many transects done as...
Update no 38 as at the 20th September 2024 – including third brood Wall Browns seen in the County
Hello Everyone, Despite a slight frost in many parts of the County on the 13th of September 2024, the following week has certainly been a big improvement in weather conditions so much so that the 20 butterfly species seen in Week 24 of the transect season were still...
Update no 37 as at the 12th of September 2024 – what a great day on the 6th of September 2024
Hello Everyone, What a great day the 6th of September 2024 proved to be in this Region - after the low cloud cleared by 10 am here in Derby, the sun came out and despite a strong N E wind the temperature reached a balmy 25c - was it The Last of the Summer Wine’? Well...
Update no 36 as at the 5th of September 2024 – whatever happened to Summer 2024?
Hello Everyone, According to the Met Office, we are now in Autumn so I beg the question - whatever happened to the Summer of 2024? Well based on my basic weather notes for the Derby area, the 3 months of June, July and August of this year resulted in a 22% decline in...
Update no 35 as at the 30th of August 2024 – including Essex comes to Buxton!
Hello Everyone, With the promise of a warm and sunny weekend, it could be the last chance for some butterfly species to increase their population numbers this year before the start of Autumn 2024 - only your sightings will prove this theory! During the last week we...
Update no 34 as at the 23rd of August 2024 – including signs to look for Purple Emperor breeding activity in the County
BNM Summer News 2024Hello Everyone, With the UK now experiencing the effects of former hurricane ‘Ernesto’ and current storm ‘Lilian’ together with strong winds and heavy rain, the resulting decline in both butterfly numbers and species is well and truly on the...