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Update no 15 as at the 30th April 2024 – goodbye to April 2024
Hello Everyone, Whilst we expected April showers during last month we weren’t prepared for a cold and cloudy month with little sunshine to enjoy and despite the great efforts of many volunteers, the transect results for Week 4 were exceedingly poor with at least 46...
Update no 14 as at the 22nd of April 2024 – including Painted Lady sightings in the County
Hello Everyone, Well what a week the last 7 days proved to be with a constant nagging cold North wind, some night frosts, even in Derby, a small earthquake centred on Belper and a trail of destruction after a squall line which produced a narrow band of tornadoes in a...
Update no 13 as at the 15th of April 2024 – including sightings of 2 new species in the County this week.
Hello Everyone, At last we had a couple of good butterfly days on the 11th & 12th of April 2024 together with another reasonable day on the 14th of April 2024 which enabled most transects to be walked in the County but sadly at least 20 sites returned a zero...
Update no 12 as at the 8th of April 2024 – including first sighting of the Holly Blue in the County
Hello Everyone, Well Week 1 of the butterfly transect was a challenge for the volunteers to get their walks completed with a very limited amount of sunshine available and Storm Kathleen doing her best to disrupt things, although the 2nd of April 2024 was very much the...
Update no 11 as at the 31st of March 2024 – this is the date that we have been waiting for during the last 6 months!
Hello Everyone, It is that time of the year again when we all look forward to the new transect season starting on Monday the 1st of April and as British Summer Time is now in operation we can even enjoy light evenings! We just need the weather to play ball and give us...
Update no 10 as at the 22nd of March 2024 – Spring is here including an Important link for Volunteer Insurance
Hello Everyone, At last we managed to get a few days of sun and warmth which was just what we humans and our local lepidoptera were waiting for! Now that the sun has crossed the equator, hopefully we can expect more of the same but the fickle month of March is likely...