Large white
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
An ambitious plan to halt and reverse declining native species abundance across the Peak District has been awarded £1.69 million funding from the Government's Species Survival Fund.
This species has never before been recorded in Derbyshire.
There's still plenty of wild things to see during the winter months, we've put together a little guide for what you might be able to find around our nature reserves during winter!
This large green moth rests with its wings spread, so is sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.
Despite its name, the large blue is a fairly small butterfly, but the largest of our blues. It was declared extinct in 1979, but reintroduced in the 1980s and now survives in southern England.
As its name suggests, the Large skipper is bigger than the similar-looking Small skipper! It can be seen in summer, resting on the long grass of grasslands, woodlands, verges and sand dunes.
The aromatic fragrance of Large thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It is an evergreen that grows low to the ground, with erect spikes of tiny, lilac flowers appearing over…
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
Wildlife Trusts in the Peak District are calling for urgent action to create a wilder National Park rich in wildlife
Found almost everywhere, the large yellow underwing is a night-flying moth that is often attracted to lights. It is brown with orangey-yellow hindwings.