Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Valley of Stones

…te and two local species, chalk-hill blue Polyommatus coridon and dingy skipper Erynnis tages are present in breeding colonies.

Wyre Forest

… wood white Leptidea sinapis, white admiral Limenitis camilla and dingy skipper Erynnis tages. The nationally threatened pearl bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne, listed in the national Biodiversity Action Plan, occurs throughout the forest. Nearly half of England's macro mot…

Fens Pools

…fly have been recorded including locally uncommon species such as dingy skipper Erynnis tages and green hairstreak Callophrys rubi. Breeding birds include great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, sedge warbl…

Goblin Combe

…airstreak Quercusia quercus, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi and dingy skipper Erynnis tages.

Saltbox Hill

… blue Polyommatus coridon, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae. Among the other commoner butterfly species are the small copper Lycaena phlaeas and common blue Polyommatus icarus.

Botley Down

…nclude many butterflies. Amongst 24 species recently recorded are dingy skipper Erynnis tages, brown argus Aricia agestis, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon and small blue Cupido minimus. The narrow bordered bee hawk moth Hemaris tityus has be…

Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth

…reen fritillary Argynnis aglaja, brown hairstreak Thecla betulae, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae. In addition this part of the Cornish coastline also supported one of the last known breeding colonies of the large blue butterfly Maculinea arion, a s…

Homefield Wood

…e hairstreaks Callophrys rubi and Favonius quercus, dingy and grizzled skippers Erynnis tages and Pyrgus malvae and white admiral Limenitis camilla. The large dragonfly Aeshna grandis is common.

Monk Wood

…ary Boloria euphrosyne, high brown fritillary Argynnis adippe and dingy skipper Erynnis tages. Over 100 beetles have been recorded. These include nationally scarce species such as Philonthus atratus, Tasgius pedator and Psylliodes chalcomera. Glow worms Lampyris noctiluca and a r…

Bredon Hill

…e marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, brown argus Aricia agestis, dingy skipper Erynnis tages, butterflies. Glow worms Lampyris noctiluca are frequent. Meloe rugosus, a nationally rare oil beetle, is also found here. The mollusc fauna of this calcareous grassland is particularly…

Common Hill

…erflies include the locally uncommon brown argus Aricia argestis, dingy skipper Erynnis tages, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa and three nationally scarce species, wood white Leptidea sinapis, pearl bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne and white-letter hairstreak Strymondia …

Swyncombe Downs

…e silver spotted, grizzled and dingy skippers Hesperia comma, Pyrgus malvae and Erynnis tages the first of these a national rarity, as well as dark green fritillary Argyn nisaglaia. Day flying moths include the cistus forester Adscita geryon, chimney sweeper Odezia atrata and woo…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…d soils and are rare in most of Northern Ireland. The butterflies dingy skipper Erynnis tages and grayling Hipparchia semele, which are also limited in their distribution within Northern Ireland, have both been recorded from the calcareous grasslands around Doagh Lough. Wet flush…

Upper Hall Farm Quarry and Grassland

…lies and moths. These include marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni which is here on the western edge of its range. Wood white Leptidea sinapis has also been recorded in recent years. Four nationally rare species of micro …

Lovell Hill Pools

…in north east England, present on the site, include the dingy skipper butterfly Erynnis tages, a pond skater; Gerris lateralis and a water spider; Argyroneta aquatica. The pools and surrounding habitats also support populations of both great crested newt Triturus cristatus and sm…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

… green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, brown argus Aricia agestis and dingy skipper Erynnis tages. Notable moth species include the rapidly declining forester moth Adscita statices found in unimproved grasslands. The small eggar Eriogaster lanestris, a local moth that requires sensit…

Alex Farm Pastures

… Other species of interest are grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae and dingy skipper Erynnis tages. 1 Nationally scarce, recorded from between 16 and 100 10km x 10km squares in Britain.

Colerne Park and Monk's Wood

…open areas provide for a diversity of mammals, birds and insects. Dingy skipper Erynnis tages, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae and common blue Polyommatus icarus are amongst the butterflies present. Many moths have been recorded from the site such as Blomer's rivulet Venusia blome…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…istribution in Dorset include chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and grayling Hipparchia semele. The Nationally Scarce grey bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata is present on Ballard Down close to the coast whilst the uncommon stripe-winged grasshoppe…

Penny Hill Bank

…arbled white Melanargia galatheaa, brown argus Aricia agestis and dingy skipper Erynnis tages, all of which are local in Worcestershire. The site also supports a population of glow worms Lampyris noctiluca, an insect which has become rare in Britain in recent years.

Stockton Railway Cutting and Quarry

…green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, common blue Polyommatus icarus, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae. Of particular note are the uncommon species, wood white Leptidea sinapis and white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album. Also present is a rare moth, th…

Chwarel Cambrian / Cambrian Quarry, Gwernymynydd

… supports populations of the local grayling Hipparchia semele and dingy skipper Erynnis tages butterflies. Several other butterfly species have been recorded, including ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus. Remarks: The site lies mainly within the Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Nat…

Spring Head, Axmouth

…n hairstreak Callophrys rubi, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae.

Dinham Meadows

… are particularly well represented including the rare and notable dingy skipper Erynnis tages, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae and forester moth Adscita statices.

Gomm Valley

…mall, large, dingy and grizzled skipper Thymelicus sylvestris, Ochlodes venata, Erynnis tages and Pyrgus malvae, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi and small blue Cupido minimus. An unusual feature is the population of glow worm Lampyris noctiluca, while the snail fauna includes th…

Ham Hill

…ciated with chalk flora include green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, dingy skipper Erynnis tages, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja and the uncommon chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon.

White Horse Hill

…ll blue Cupido minimus, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja and dingy skipper Erynnis tages.

Y Bonc, Marianglas

…ern plateau has strong populations of brown argus 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 sect…

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

…skipper colony is one of five in Clwyd. Other species of note are dingy skipper Erynnis tages, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, purple hairstreak Quercusia quercus, white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album, brown argus Aricia agestis, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria sele…

Ranters Bank Pastures

… fauna of the grassland is rich and includes the locally uncommon dingy skipper Erynnis tages, plus meadow brown Maniola jurtina and ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus butterflies.

Marlbank

…weed Pilosella officinarum. The Irish Butterfly Red List species, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and grayling Hipparchia semele, which are limited in their distribution within Northern Ireland, have both been recorded from the calcareous grasslands around Monastir Glen and Marble Ar…

Glaswelltiroedd Trelogan / Trelogan Grasslands

…of more local interest have been recorded including the dingy skipper butterfly Erynnis tages. Much of the site is ungrazed by domestic livestock and part is registered common land. Parts of the site have been subject to extensive scientific studies by researchers from Liverpool …

Crich Chase

…ritain. The flower rich grasslands support butterflies including dingy skipper Erynnis tages, which has a localised distribution in Derbyshire.

Spey Bay

…uding two rare butterflies, the small blue Cupido minimus and the dingy skipper Erynnis tages.

Annesley Woodhouse Quarries

…, scarce and notable invertebrate species and a population of the dingy skipper Erynnis tages, a UK BAP priority species of butterfly. Of note, botanically, are a number of bryophyte dominated, tufa forming calcareous springs present on the south west facing slopes of the SSSI. T…

Beacon Hill, Warnford

… blue Polyommatus coridon, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa and dingy skipper Erynnis tages. The detached area of the Site of Special Scientific Interest is a north facing bank which although possessing a poorer butterfly fauna, comprises a species rich chalk flora comparable …

Lodge Hill

…es which include Duke of Burgundy, grizzled and dingy skipper Pyrgus malvae and Erynnis tages, brown argus Aricia agestis, common blue Polyommatus icarus and marbled white Melanargia galatheaa. The hedge brown Pyronia tithonus is specially abundant. Hills of the yellow meadow ant…

Rose End Meadows

…s and butterflies, the latter including declining species such as dingy skipper Erynnis tages, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi and northern brown argus Aricia artaxerxes. Slow worms Anguis fragilis, which are scarce in Derbyshire, breed within the site.

Stockton Wood and Down

… Canthophorus impressus and the Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and brown argus Aricia agestis butterflies. The succession from grassland through to ash hazel woodland is well illustrated by widespread scrub of different age classes and areas of seco…

Ebernoe Common

…own hairstreak Thecla betulae, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae and dingy skipper Erynnis tages. Stag beetles Lucanus cervus have also been recorded and their presence is indicative of a significant wood pasture invertebrate interest. A total of eleven other bat species have been r…

Noar Hill

…en edge chalk escarpment, Noar Hill exhibits a range of chalk vegetation seral stages from open short sward chalk grassland overlying ancient quarries, through invasive mixed scrub of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, juniper Juniperus communis and sweet bri…

Blandford Camp

…Adonis blue Polyommatus bellargus has been recorded together with dingy skipper Erynnis tages, small blue, Cupido minimus, brown argus Aricia agestis, common blue Polyommatus icarus and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae. 1 Species listed on Annexe 2 of European Habitats and Species …

Chawridge Bourne

…been little studied, but includes common blue Polyommatus icarus, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae butterflies and harvest mice Micromys minutus. Some of the grassland is now being grazed by sheep and this management regime will improve the botanica…

Totternhoe Chalk Quarry

…as chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon, small blue Cupido minimus, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and the nationally scarce Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina.

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