Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Purn Hill

…e small, large and grizzled skippers Thymelicus sylvestris, Ochlodes venata and Pyrgus malvae, grayling Hipparchia semele, brown argus Aricia agestis, chalkhill and small blues Polyommatus coridon and Cupido minimus.

Alyn Valley Woods and Alyn Gorge Caves

…upports an important colony of the nationally scarce grizzled skipper butterfly Pyrgus malvae that is associated with the open grassland and scrub. Other butterflies present include the nationally scarce pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne, only recorded in small numbers…

Alex Farm Pastures

…l bordered fritillary B. selene. 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.

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

…hea, brown argus Aricia agestis, small blue Cupido minimus and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae. The dune-slacks that occur between the ridges formed by the higher dunes vary in character according to the length of time that they are covered by water. Creeping willow Salix repens i…

Colerne Park and Monk's Wood

…ty 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 blomeri, a local species restricted t…

Brotheridge Green Disused Railway Line

…Favonius quercus, white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae. The bird life is equally interesting and is particularly important for warblers such as blackcap Sylvia atricapilla, whitethroat Sylvia communis, chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita and w…

Spring Head, Axmouth

…ed white Melanargia galatheaa, dingy skipper Erynnis tages and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae.

Black Hill Down

…lining species of butterfly. Green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae and small blue Cupido minimus all occur, whilst there are large populations of brown argus Aricia agestis, chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon and marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia.

Langdon Ridge

…bialis, the carder bumble bee Bombus humilis and the grizzled skipper butterfly Pyrgus malvae. Deptford pink The grasslands in the southern part of Langdon Ridge support populations of Deptford pink Dianthus armeria, a flowering plant species that is both nationally scarce and ha…

Swyncombe Downs

…Butterflies include 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 Ode…

Chawridge Bourne

…ommon 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 botanical value of the site by controlling …

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…y species, including white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, 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 …

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

…achys 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 northern end. The ridge is 3 km to the south…

Hucclecote Meadows

…ed white Melanargia galatheaa, common blue Polyommatus icarus, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae and small heath Coenonympha pamphilus.

Cooksholme Meadows

…rt an abundance of Lepidoptera butterflies and moths including grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, common blue Polyommatus icarus and both five and six spot burnet moths Zygaena trifolii and Zygaena filipendulae stephensi.

Scratchbury & Cotley Hills

…r noteworthy species are the Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja and small blue Cupido minimus. Other insect groups are less well surveyed, but several uncommon species have been noted. These include six species …

Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth

…own 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 species which is now believed to be …

Churnet Valley

…he Churnet Valley supports a diverse butterfly fauna including grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, a county rarity and small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene selene which has a very local distribution.

Homefield Wood

…ophrys 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.

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…ly species. A total of 26 species have been recorded including grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album, brown argus Aricia agestis, marbled white Melanargia galathea, silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia…

Ebernoe Common

… purple emperor Apatura iris, brown 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 elev…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…irstreak Favonius quercus, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae butterflies the silver-studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus and the nationally scarce weevil Apoderus coryli. The site supports an excellent complement of lowland breeding birds includ…

Newtown Harbour

…white Melanargia galatheaa, common blue Polyommatus icarus and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae and the rare RDB3 fly Dorycera graminum. The endangered RDB1 wolf spider Aulonia albimana whose distribution is now confined to the Isle of Wight is recorded at Newtown Rifle Ranges.

Asham Wood

…een recorded. Resident breeding butterflies include the local grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, Silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and purple hairstreak Favonius quercus. The site supports 41 species of Mollusca. Of particular interest are the nationally rare snails Ena mont…

Wychwood

…ith the grassland includes marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album, brown argus Aricia agestis and Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina. The site is also a locality for the uncommon Roman snail Helix pomatia. There…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…'s Coppice and the assemblage of more widespread species includes dingy skipper Pyrgus malvae, brown argus Aricia agestis and holly blue Celastrina argiolus. The woodland supports a diverse fauna of insects associated with decaying wood in old woodland, including the Red Data Bo…

Saltbox Hill

…en 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.

Harbury Railway Cutting

… fritillary Argynnis aglaja, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae, small blue Cupido minimus and marbled white Melanargia galatheaa.

Stockton Railway Cutting and Quarry

…ommon 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, the chalk carpet Scotopteryx bipuncta…

Lodge Hill

…y to the butterflies 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…

Dinham Meadows

…ed including the rare and notable dingy skipper Erynnis tages, grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae and forester moth Adscita statices.

Gomm Valley

… 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 the calcicolous roun…

Blandford Camp

…brown argus Aricia agestis, common blue Polyommatus icarus and grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae. 1 Species listed on Annexe 2 of European Habitats and Species Directive.

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