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Rare Great Crested Newts in Hoe Grange Quarry
Chris Monk of the Derbyshire Reptile and Amphibian Group visited HGQ on Sunday evening the 24th of April 2022 and he recorded a couple of Great Crested Newts there for the first time ever, within the pond in the big hole. This is a rare and protected species in the UK...
Update no 16 as at the 22nd of April 2022
A very unusual phenomenon occurred last weekend when a spell of sunny and warm weather coincided with the Easter Bank Holiday and fortunately the sunny weather has continued into Week 3 of the transect season – that is not to say that large numbers of butterflies have...
Update no 15 as at the 15th of April 2022 – including Painted Lady sightings in the County
The current weather patterns appear to be similar to what happened in March/April 2021 with a few days of warmth and sun in March followed by a cold April (last year there were 18 days with frost in Derby and this April there have already been 6 frosts) – consequently...
Update no 14 as at the 8th of April 2022 – including Week 1 transect results
Hello Everyone, Now that the transect season has started the weather has taken a decidedly turn for the worse, but thanks very much to the intrepid early volunteers who carried out their Week 1 transects on 60 out of 130 sites in the County (for those 48 sites that...
Update no 13 as at the 31st of March 2022 – including sightings of 4 new species in the County this week
Hello Everyone, After a great period of early Spring weather during the last week, it comes as no surprise that a cold spell of weather is now upon us as we enter a new month. Thanks to the many recorders who managed to get out and about into the Derbyshire...
Update no 12 as at the 24th of March 2022 – including first sightings of the Large White, Speckled Wood and the Orange Tip in the County this year
Just a quick update to let you all know that the following new species have been recorded in the County during this last week:- Large White :- Singletons seen at Chesterfield Railway Station on the 17th of March 2022 (Karl Proctor) and on the 22nd of March 2022 in the...