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Update no 31 as at the 5th of August 2025 – including Clouded Yellow sightings in the County
Hello Everyone, Another fairly changeable week has certainly affected butterfly numbers and species especially in the Lowland parts of Derbyshire whereas further north in the Peak District, numbers have remained fairly comparable to the previous week with the highest...
Update no 30 as at the 29th of July 2025 – including 3 way expansion of Iris into Derbyshire
Hello Everyone, A rather changeable week meant that the totals of butterflies seen at many sites in the County were down on previous weeks although some sites in the Peak District remained high such as Tansley/Cressbrookdale on the 25th of July 2025 where Gordon &...
Update no 29 as at the 21st of July 2025 – including additional Purple Emperor sightings in Derbyshire
Hello Everyone, After a week of mixed weather which was followed by a period of welcome rain, it was pleasing to note that butterfly numbers in some parts of the County remained relatively high just in time for the Big Butterfly Count which runs from the 18th of July...
Update no 28 as at the 15th of July 2025 – including second brood Dingy Skippers and Wall Browns seen in the County
Hello Everyone, After the third heatwave in as many weeks (ie 26c & over for 3 consecutive days here in Derbyshire), it is of no surprise that this has worked well for both the distribution and numbers of butterflies that have been noted recently - indeed most...
Update no 27 as at the 8th of July 2025 – including additional Purple Emperor sightings in the County
Hello Everyone, There have been some huge numbers of butterflies seen on transects (and also casually) during the last week so it begs the question - have they peaked too soon? Pleasingly there have been 3 more sightings of the Purple Emperor in the County recently...
Update no 26 as at the 30th of June 2025 – including further sightings of the Purple Emperor in Derbyshire
Hello Everyone, Well the natural expansion of the iconic Purple Emperorbutterfly is well and truly underway here in Derbyshire thanks to the recent spell of hot and sunny weather and the expertise and keen eyes of our Derbyshire volunteers - recent sightings have come...