Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Lambert's Castle

…scarce and rapidly declining pearl bordered and small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene and Boloria euphrosyne.

Parkhurst Forest

…recorded from these rides such as the small pearl and pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene and Boloria euphrosyne. In the centre of the forest is a small group of unimproved meadows. These are rather species poor being dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and perennial r…

Churnet Valley

…zled skipper Pyrgus malvae, a county rarity and small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene selene which has a very local distribution.

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…auna has been recorded here including the local small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne, silver-washed fritillary Argynnis paphia, marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, purple hairstreak Favoniu…

Greenscoombe Wood , Luckett

…laja, silver-washed fritillary Argynnis paphia, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne and purple hairstreak Favonius quercus. Two nationally scarce odonata species, banded demoiselle Calopteryx splendens and white-legged dam…

Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth

…Argynnis adippe, marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, silver-washed fritillary Argynnis paphia, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja, brown hairstreak Thecla betulae, dingy skipper Eryn…

Ruttersleigh

…ecies Duke of Burgundy fritillary Hamearis lucina and pearl–bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne together with small pearl–bordered fritillary Boloria selene and silver–washed fritillary Argynnis paphia. The breeding birds include nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, redstart Ph…

West Dorset Coast

…nectar. The nationally scarce and declining butterfly pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne has been recorded in these areas and the small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene is locally common. In the eastern part of the site there are small colonies of another nation…

Great Doward

…ese include marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene and white admiral Limenitis camilla as well as the nationally restricted wood white Leptidea sinapis and pearl bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne. The only confirmed record for purp…

Chailey Common

…dded blue Plebejus argus, grayling Hipparchia semele, pearl bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne and high brown fritillary Argynnis adippe. Two other species occur which are uncommon in the county; small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene and green hairstreak Callophrys r…

Wyre Forest

…nal importance with one of the largest populations of pearl bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne in England. The woodland breeding bird assemblage is also of special interest with a typical western element to the avifauna. Wyre Forest is situated on the county boundary between …

Gweunydd a Choed Pen-Ty (Pen-Ty Pastures & Wood)

…fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia and the small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, also the hoverfly, Arctophila fulva, which is a characteristic species of this type of grassland. The wet woodland connecting these areas of pasture is dominated by alder Alnus glutino…

Brampton Bryan Park

…laja, silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia, small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene and purple hairstreak Favonius quercus. A number of the moths present are also uncommon in Herefordshire. These include pine carpet Thera firmata, small elephant hawk Deilephila porcel…

The Perch

…st 23 species of butterfly breed here including small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, brown argus Aricia agestis, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa and grayling Hipparchia semele. Several species…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses

…he Mosses support locally important colonies of small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene and are the southern most locality in England for the large heath butterfly Coenonympha tullia. Other species of note include the raft spider Dolomedes fimbriatus, the bog bush cricket…

Esgyrn Bottom

…aurinia, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene and green hairstreak Callophrys rubi. Glow worms Lampyris noctiluca also occur, and an extremely rare money spider, Glyphesis servulus, has been recorded. Otters are known to use the va…

Maiden Down

…utterfly have been recorded, including the local small pear bordered fritillary Boloria selene and marsh fritillary Eurodryas aurinia. The nationally scarce silver studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus and small grass emerald moth Chlorissa viridata are also present.

Cae Blaen-dyffryn

…icative of agriculturally unimproved grassland. Small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene has been recorded and brown hare has been recorded regularly.

Lamonby Verges and Fields

… include dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja, small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene and large skipper Ochlodes sylvanus. The rare marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia used to occur in the area but has not been seen in recent years.

Rhos Cruglas

…the marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and the small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, and also the day-flying scarlet tiger moth Callimorpha dominula. Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…l importance. Other butterflies present include small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi and common blue Polyommatus icarus. The dragonflies are also of interest and include typical species of acidic s…

Y Bonc, Marianglas

…Aricia agestis, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene. The site also has a rich moth fauna including Aproaerema taeniolella and the rare micro-moth Pancalia schwarzella (found in all 3 sections of this site) at its only known locations on …

Pen-y-graig-goch

…ifolia, marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene. Stands of alder Alnus glutinosa woodland and dense willow Salix spp. scrub occur in the western fields. Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Mountain Meadows

…ent include the holly blue Celastrina argiolus, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene and silver-washed fritillary Argynnis paphia. In all 24 species of butterfly have been recorded. Amongst the scarce hoverflies that have been found are Brachypalpoides lenta, Eupeodes b…

Bradworthy Common

…anescens, a rare plant in Devon. The small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly Boloria selene and keeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens are among the insects present on site.

Caeau Tan y Bwlch

…rbler breed regularly and butterflies including small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene and ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus occur.

Bursdon Moor

… the local marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene. Marbled white Melanargia galatheaa and the green hairstreak Callophrys rubi butterflies, and the nationally scarce cranefly Idioptera pulchella and leaf beetle Cassida vittata. The si…

Bradley Woods

…he silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene. The hornet Vespa crabro, the beautiful demoiselle damselfly Calopteryx virgo and the scarce ruddy darter Sympetrum sanguineum are also present.

Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…ave been recorded in the woodland, including the small pearlbordered fritillary Boloria selene and grayling Hipparchia semele. Remarks: The site incorporates Coed Camlyn SSSI (first notified in 1986) and Ceunant Llennyrch SSSI which was first notified in 1959 and renotified in 1…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…ringing the disused railway line. The declining small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene occupies woodland glades and edges and silver-washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and purple hairstreak Favonius quercus both local butterflies are present in the oak woodland. The divers…

Cors y Llyn

…e of butterflies, including small pearl-bordered and silver-washed fritillaries Boloria selene and Argynnis paphia. The site has a wide variety of invertebrates, including some nationally scarce species such as the fen soldier beetle Cantharis nigra and the spiders Pirata piscato…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…hin the oak wood whilst the local and declining small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene breeds in the hazel coppice and in glades on the woodland edge. The Nationally Scarce marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia1 is present in the fen meadow enclosed within Bracket's Coppic…

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

…ra include marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene and scarlet tiger moth Callimorpha dominula. Remarks: The marsh fritillary is listed under Annex II of the EC Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fa…

Fachwen Isaf

…ts a lively insect fauna, including a colony of small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, the day-flying moths burnet-companion Euclidia glyphica and mother shipton Callistege mi, the large elaterid beetle Ctenicera cuprea, and other insects typical of this type of lowland …

Via Gellia Woodlands

…gus Aricia artaxerxes and the regionally scarce small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene, dark green Argynnis aglaja and silver washed Argynnis paphia fritillaries and white letter Strymonidia album and green Callophrys rubi hairstreaks. The moths include the nationally rar…

Redhill Wood

… water and mud. Less common insects include the small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene, a butterfly with a dwindling distribution nationally and the dusky cockroach Ectobius lapponicus which in England is largely restricted to counties south of the Thames.

Threepwood Moss

…ed including large heath Coenonympha tullia and small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene. The site is an important locality for peat stratigraphical studies which have so far indicated some pronounced differences in vegetation history between this area and other Scottish lo…

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…supports a large colony of the scarce small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly Boloria selene. The other two fields support herb-rich calcareous grassland, characterised by downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and cocks-foot Dactylis glomerata with frequen…

Longleat Woods

…a, silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene butterflies and hornets Vespa crabro.

Godrevy Head to St Agnes

…ere including green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene and the nationally scarce silver-studded blue Plebejus argus. Ten species of dragonfly and damselfly Odonata have been recorded, including emerald damselfly Lestes sponsa and the nation…

Gilmoor and Moorlands

… declining marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and brown hairstreak Thecla betulae. In total twenty-eight butterfly species have been recorded.

Drakenorth

…barius are also recorded as wintering species. Small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene, a local and declining butterfly breeds here. A pond in the north of the site supports good numbers of several species of dragonfly and amphibians.

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…ey support quite a rich fauna including the small bordered fritillary butterfly Boloria selene and many dragonfly species such as the uncommon keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, the emerald damselfly Lestes sponsa, the four spotted chaser Libellula quadrimaculata and the gold…

Cannock Chase

…rt a further range of Lepidoptera including the small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene, the anomalous Stilbia anomala and the grass wave Perconia strigillaria. Of the numerous beetles, Pediacus dermestoides and Bibloporus minutus are two of the rarer old timber specialist…

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…areous grassland, limestone woundwort Stachys alpina, pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae. The site is on a ridge lying in a north to south orientation with the shallow gorge of the River Clwyd cutting through the ridge towards its nort…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses

…The Mosses support locally important colonies of small pearlbordered fritillary Boloria selene and are the southern-most locality in England for the large heath butterfly Coenonympha tullia. Other species of note include the raft spider Dolomedes fimbriatus, the bog bush cricket …

Cefn Blaenau

…species of fritillary butterfly -marsh Euphydryas aurinia, small pearl-bordered Boloria selene and dark green Argynnis aglaja occur at Cefn Blaenau. The marsh and small pearl-bordered fritillaries occur in the wet pastures whilst the dark green is found on the drier bracken slope…

The Cheddar Complex

…cies of butterfly have been recorded. The local small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene and chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon are of particular interest. Ash black slug Limax cinereoniger, a harvestman Homalenotus quadridentatus and the notable large chrysalis snail Abid…

Cranmore

…te, together with a nationally scarce butterfly, small pearl boarded fritillary Boloria selene and a nationally scarce moth, Kent black arches Meganola albula, adder Vipera berus and common lizard Lacerta agilis and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. Other information, Reddish b…

Ringdown

…sedge Carex remota also occur. A colony of the small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene is found here.

Tretio Common

…ger moth Callimorpha dominula and the small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly Boloria selene. Wintering birds of prey include short-eared owl and hen harrier. Remarks: Part of the site lies within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Most of the site is common land owned by …

Gwrhyd Meadows

…een woodpecker, cuckoo and buzzard. Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies Boloria selene are frequently found on the lower slopes in the southern part of the site. The dragonflies recorded from the area include the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, the broad-bodied cha…

Boscastle to Widemouth

…hia semele, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, silver-washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and green hairstreak Callophrys rubi. Marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia occurs along wetter flushes. Five nationally scarce moths have been r…

Toller Porcorum

…ied but marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene, both local and declining butterflies, are known to be present and the beautiful demoiselle damselfly Calopteryx virgo, a local insect in Dorset, is abundant on the Hooke River.

Bagmere

…ports an important breeding colony of small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly Boloria selene; Bagmere is the last known location in Cheshire for this nationally declining species. The food plants of the small pearl bordered fritillary larvae, marsh violet Viola palustris and co…

Brendon Farm (North)

…illary Euphydryas aurinia occurs as well as the small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, common blue Polyommatus icarus and burnet companion Euclidia glyphica.

Beaford Moor

… including marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, the nationally rare hoverfly Microdon mutabilis and the nationally scarce cranefly Idioptera pulchella.

Burnt Wood

…t Hypena crassalis. Also present is a colony of small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene – a species scarce in the Midlands – whose larva feeds on the abundant marsh violet. The presence of some fifty species of caddis fly, including the nationally endangered Oligotricha cl…

Oakers Wood

…ia, pearl bordered fritillary A. euphrosyne and small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene. Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix, an uncommon breeding bird in Dorset, nests here.

Rhos Pwllygawnen

…include marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, whilst the rare hoverflyMicrodon mutabilis, occurs on the wet heath where the larvae develop inside ants' nests.

Caeau Nantsais

… including marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene and scarlet tiger moth Callimorpha dominula. Remarks: The marsh fritillary is listed on Annex II of the EC Habitats and Species Directive.

Castlemartin Range

…mbers of dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, brown argus Aricia agestis and grayling Hipparchia semele. The great green bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima is particularly abundant amongst the grasslands, cliff scrub and on the d…

Grendon and Doddershall Woods

…dered and small pearly bordered Argynnis paphia, A. adippe, Euphydryas aurinia, Boloria euphrosyne and B. selene. Not all the fritillaries have been seen since the late 1970s, but it is possible that they linger on in small numbers. There is considerable ornithological interest i…

East Coppice

… are good populations of pearl bordered – and small pearl bordered fritillaries Boloria euphrosyne and B. selene, both rapidly declining butterflies and the coppice also holds the rare and attractive leaf rolling weevil Byctiscus betulae and another uncommon beetle Apoderus coryl…

Cwm Bach, Sychpant

…nis adippe, silver-washed fritillary Argynnis paphia, pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne, small pearl-bordered fritillary B. selene and holly blue Celastrina argiolus. A scarce hoverfly Arctophilia fulva, occurs and breeding birds include redstart and tree pipit. Palmat…

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