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Map of the sites holding the search term ""Helicella itala""

There are 21 sites that mention "Helicella itala".

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Whitehorse Hill

…n slope of Fallers Coombe. Sixteen species of snails have been found, including Helicella itala, a species restricted to dry calcareous grasslands. Butterflies which have been recorded from the chalk grassland include chalkhill blue, brown argus and marbled white.

Calstone and Cherhill Downs

…hydryas aurinia. Other important invertebrates recorded include the heath snail Helicella itala, a local and declining species characteristic of calcareous grassland and the uncommon plant bug Canthophorus impressus. Of particular interest is the occurrence of the rare and vulner…

Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

…ble for its uncommon invertebrates, including a strong population of the snail, Helicella itala, a declining large species of calcareous grassland habitats; the uncommon woodlouse, Armadillidium pulchellum and the local ant, Myrmica lobicornis. Remarks: Most of the site is regis…

Stackpole

…ribution. Terrestrial molluscs include Cernuella virgata, Cochlicella acuta and Helicella itala, all typical species of sandy arid habitats. The introduced Theba pisana is well established, and woodland species include the local Pomatias elegans and Ashfordia granulata. A small p…

Rock Dunes

…s. These include Cochlicella acuta, Xeroplexa intersecta, Cernuella virgata and Helicella itala. The numerous butterflies on this site include a large breeding population of marbled white Melanargia galatheaa. In addition, grayling Hipparchia semele and silver-studded blue Plebej…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

…l blue, large skipper and small skipper and the molluscs Monacha cartusiana and Helicella itala, the latter being typically associated with dry calcareous grassland with a long stable history.

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…e limestone grassland has a rich molluscan fauna, including the locally notable Helicella itala, and the Mediterranean snail Theba pisana as well as the woodlouse Porcellionides cingendus. The small blue butterfly Cupido minimus also breeds on the limestone grassland. The interti…

Cockey Down

…recorded. Other invertebrates include the characteristic chalk grassland snails Helicella itala and Pupilla muscorum and the large robber fly Asilus crabroniformis, which is listed as rare in the Invertebrate Red Data Book. A variety of other animals visit the Down, among them ba…

Bredon Hill

…s particularly rich and includes the locally scarce snails Pomatias elegans and Helicella itala. Associated with the grasslands are important scrub areas characterised by hawthorn and ivy Hedera helix, with elder Sambucus nigra, gorse Ulex europaeus, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, g…

Cley Hill

…ies occurring here are the wood tiger moth Parasemia plantaginis and the snails Helicella itala and Pupilla muscorum. In total, some twenty species of butterfly have been recorded, including the dingy skipper, brown argus and chalkhill blue. Buzzards, kestrels, goldfinches and a …

Carrickarade

…vertebrates include the wrinkled snail Xeroplexa intersecta and the heath snail Helicella itala, both very localised within Northern Ireland. Breeding birds are a conspicuous element of the site with regular records of twite Linaria flavirostris, a rare breeding species in Northe…

Lodge Hill

…h also support several species of grasshopper; typical chalkland snails include Helicella itala and Abida secale, the latter quite rare. Lodge Hill has a large badger population and slow worms are commonly seen.

Bradenham Woods, Park Wood & The Coppice

…e to several low growing herbs and the grassland snails include the calcicolous Helicella itala and Abida secale. Park Wood is a BTO Common Bird Census site.

Windsor Hill

…iper occur on Windsor Hill itself. The snail fauna includes local Abida secale, Helicella itala and Pomatias elegans.

Isle of Portland

… molluscs of Portland include the national rarity Truncatellina callicratis and Helicella itala which is scarce and confined to Southern England. Butterflies of limestone grassland are well represented on Portland and include very strong populations of Chalkhill blue Polyommatus …

Rough Bank, Miserden

…ys rubi and marbled white Melanargia galatheaa. A large population of the snail Helicella itala is present and the ant Myrmica sabuleti and woodlouse Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii also occur. Old ant hills, hawthorn scrub and a small area of mixed deciduous woodland add to the dive…

Coedydd Capel Dyddgen

…t woodland snails Acicula fusca, Ena montana and the calcareous grassland snail Helicella itala are all extremely localised in Carmarthenshire. Greater horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (and at least five other species of bat) utilise the large cave Ogof Capel Dyddgen and …

Figsbury Ring

…ownland at Figsbury also supports other scarce invertebrates such as the snails Helicella itala and Pupilla muscorum.

Taynton Quarries

…associated with calcareous soils. These include the snails Pupilla muscorum and Helicella itala, the chalkhill blue butterfly Polyommatus coridon, the uncommon chafer beetle Omaloplia ruricola and the hoverfly Pipizella varipes. Other insects recorded from the grassland include t…

Strawberry Banks

…resent. Several locally restricted molluscs are recorded including heath snail Helicella itala and Roman snail Pomatias elegans.

Arfordir Marros-Pentywyn / Marros-Pendine Coast

… warmth-loving operculate snail, Pomatias elegans, and the nationally declining Helicella itala. Fulmar, raven and rock pipit nest on these almost vertical limestone headlands. The intertidal area is an extensive, sandy shallow shelving system forming part of Carmarthen Bay. The …

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