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Update no 7 as at the 25th of February 2025 – including late February 2025 butterfly sightings
Hi Everyone, So far this year we have seen colder conditions than we have been used to in recent years and this is confirmed by a complete lack of butterfly sightings here in Derbyshire between the 6th and the 22nd of February 2025, which was largely due to the cold...
Update no 6 as at the 12th of February 2025 -including notes on the 2024 Derbyshire butterfly records
Hello Everyone, The mini beast from the east is no good to man nor beast and with a very cool east wind persisting it was a surprise to get one butterfly sighting in the County this week when a Red Admiral was seen by Simon Beavis flying at Mickleover Meadows on the...
Update no 5 as at the 6th of February 2025 – including recent butterfly sightings in the County
Hello Everyone, Yes January 2025 was a cold but relatively sunny month which meant that on a few sunny and windless days some butterflies were tempted out of hibernation with recent sightings being a Peacock seen on the 25th of January 2025 at Hartington Meadows (Vic...
Update no 4 as at the 31st of January 2025 – 2025 blank forms attached for your use
Hello Everyone, It is hardly surprising that there haven’t been many further butterfly sightings in the County recently although Julie Potts managed to see 2 Peacocks in flight whilst she was walking along Shining Tor Ridge in the Goyt Valley on the 15th of January...
Update no 3 as at the 20th of January 2025 – the 2025 butterfly season has started!
Hello Everyone, It only takes one day of sunshine with a temperature of 10c to stir some of our butterflies out of hibernation and into taking their maiden flight of the new butterfly year - and Wednesday the 15th of January 2025 was the day so far this year! First of...
Update no 2 as at the 14th of January 2025 – including notes on future events in 2025
Hello Everyone, After the floods of early January 2025, this last week has been very cold and frosty with snow in the Peak District - almost like the winters of old! Needless to say there have been no outdoor sightings of butterflies or moths reported to me so far...