Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Caydale

…us” butterflies, although it is currently unclear whether these are brown argus Aricia agestis or the nationally scarce northern brown argus Aricia artaxerxes. Caydale is on the northern edge of the former species’ range and on the southern edge of the latter’s in an area where f…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…, 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 unimproved grasslands. The small eggar Eriogaster lanestris, …

Arreton Down

…ding large populations of several rare and uncommon species such as brown argus Aricia agestis, small blue Cupido minimus and common blue Polyommatus icarus butterflies as well as very large numbers of the chalkhill blue butterfly Polyommatus coridon. The Orthoptera include popu…

Alyn Valley Woods and Alyn Gorge Caves

…ium w-album, and the locally rare green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, brown argus Aricia agestis and brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni. The brimstone is a very local butterfly in North East Wales. A number of other nationally scarce invertebrates have also been recorded on the site. The …

Ardley Cutting and Quarry

…of calcareous grassland butterflies like small blue Cupido minimus, brown argus Aricia agestis, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi and Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina, all of which are uncommon in Oxfordshire. There is also a colony of the na…

Snitterfield and Bearley Bushes

…for its lepidoptera with 26 species of butterfly recorded including brown argus Aricia agestis, silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and the uncommonwood white Leptidea sinapis.

Bacombe and Coombe Hills

…cluding butterflies such as the chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon, brown argus Aricia agestis, Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina and dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja. Also of special interest is the occurrence of rare insects associated with the juniper bushes, including th…

Chickengrove Bottom

…. Grassland butterflies such as marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, brown argus Aricia agestis and dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja occur with the woodland butterflies purple hairstreak Favonius quercus, silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and white admiral Limenitis ca…

Dancersend

…Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, brown argus Aricia agestis and dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja. Local moths are maple and scarce prominents Ptilodon cucullina and Odontosia carmelita, dotted rustic Rhyacia simulans, cloaked carpet Euphyia…

Wychwood

…ed 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 are four shallow marl ponds, spring fed from underlying limestones a…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…ge 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 Book Nationally Rare hoverfli…

Botley Down

…ongst 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 been seen on the site and bot…

Llanymynech and Llynclys Hills

… rich butterfly fauna which includes grayling Hipparchia semele and brown argus Aricia agestis.

The Perch

…rdered 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 of Orthoptera including striped winged grasshopper Stenobothr…

Beacon Hill, Warnford

…y fritillary Hamearis lucina and comparatively large populations of brown argus Aricia agestis, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa and dingy skipper Erynnis tages. The detached area of the Site of Special Scie…

Bredon Hill

…n these grassland areas include 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 calcar…

Cheddar Wood

…d fritillary Boloria euphrosyne, holly Blue Celastrina argiolus and brown argus Aricia agestis. The slug Arion fasciatus, which has a restricted distribution in the south of England and the beetle Cantharis fusca also occur.

Blandford Camp

…ether 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 Directive.

Purn Hill

…ris, Ochlodes venata and Pyrgus malvae, grayling Hipparchia semele, brown argus Aricia agestis, chalkhill and small blues Polyommatus coridon and Cupido minimus.

Stinchcombe Hill

…y fauna with small blue Cupido minimus, grayling Hipparchia semele, brown argus Aricia agestis, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, darkgreen fritillary Argynnis aglaja and the uncommon marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia particularly associated with the grassland while pearl bor…

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…lude chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon, small blue Cupido minimus, brown argus Aricia agestis, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi and dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja. The site is a refuge for birds in winter, when large numbers of thrushes, such as redwing and fieldfare and…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

… silver studded blue Plebejus argus, grayling Hipparchia semele and brown argus Aricia agestis from the heathland and grassland. The bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera occurs on the heathland areas. Breeding birds recorded include woodcock, nightjar, barn owl and nightingal…

White Horse Hill

…icus acteon as well as a number of local downland species including brown argus Aricia agestis, chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon, small blue Cupido minimus, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja and dingy skipper Erynnis tages.

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

…flies found in the dunes include marbled white Melanargia galathea, 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…

Malvern Common

… as well as species that are uncommon in the West Midlands such as brown argus Aricia agestis, grayling Hipparchia semele and dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja. A number of nationally scarce moth species occur such as alder kitten Furcula bicuspis, triple spotted pug Eupithe…

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

…streak Quercusia quercus, white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album, brown argus Aricia agestis, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja and grayling Hipparchia semele. The site supports small numbers of hibernating lesser horseshoe ba…

The Malvern Hills

…r as well as species that are uncommon in the West Midlands such as brown argus Aricia agestis, grayling Hipparchia semele and dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja. A number of nationally scarce moth species occur such as alder kitten Furcula bicuspis, triple spotted pug Eupithe…

Rodney Stoke

…led white Melanargia galatheaa, purple hairstreak Favonius quercus, brown argus Aricia agestis and grayling Hipparchia semele.

Penny Hill Bank

…ly have been recorded including marbled 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 Brita…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…r hairstreak Satyrium w-album, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi and brown argus Aricia agestis. Noteworthy moths are the scarce plume moth Pterophorus spilodactylus and the cistus forester Adscita geryon and the chalk carpet Scotopteryx bipunctaria. The site shelters in several …

Wotton Hill

…r butterflies, which include chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon and brown argus Aricia agestis. The site is one of only two British localities for the nationally rare limestone woundwort Stachys alpina. Geology The site includes important exposures of rocks of the lower and midd…

Rowridge Valley

…sima. Several butterfly species also inhabit this grassland such as brown argus Aricia agestis, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi and the local Duke of Burgundy fritillary Hamearis lucina in one of only three Isle of Wight locations. This area of grassland is fringed to the east b…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…ed 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.

Stockton Wood and Down

…e 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 secondary woodland. A wide range o…

Black Hill Down

…lue Cupido minimus all occur, whilst there are large populations of brown argus Aricia agestis, chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon and marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia.

Morgan's Hill

…regularly on the site including chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon, brown argus Aricia agestis and the uncommon marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina. The mixed scrub habitat also harbours several breeding bird species such as willow warbler, w…

Silbury Hill

…, wall brown Lasiommata megera, marbled white Melanargia galatheaa, brown argus Aricia agestis and dark green fritillary Argynnis aglajar. Ground nesting birds such as skylark, meadow pipit and corn bunting also flourish.

Roundway Down and Covert

…itillary Euphydryas aurinia, chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon and brown argus Aricia agestis. Further invertebrate interest includes Abida secale, a scarce mollusc of the chalk and Canthophorus impressus, a plant bug. Birds regularly seen in the Covert include green and great s…

Arundel Park

…terflies including the Duke of Burgundy fritillary Hamearis lucina, brown argus Aricia agestis and chalk hill blue Polyommatus coridon. A rare mollusc Mercuria similis is found in the reedbed along the river bank. The breeding bird community includes birds of woodland and scrub …

Magpie Bottom

… are found here, viz the chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon and the brown argus Aricia agestis.

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…nty five species of butterfly have been recorded and these include, brown argus Aricia agestis, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja and marbled white Melanargia galatheaa.

Holland Haven Marshes

…a bumble bee Bombus muscorum which is rare in Essex. The brown argus butterfly Aricia agestis has been recorded in recent years from adjacent areas and it is possible that this county rarity persists in small numbers on the site. Additional interest is provided by the birds whic…

Y Bonc, Marianglas

…lodes sylvanus. The north-eastern 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 sc…

Ebbor Gorge

…e, while species such as the chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon and brown argus Aricia agestis occur on the limestone grassland. Greater horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and lesser horseshoes Rhinolophus hipposideros regularly use sites in the Gorge as hibernacular roost…

Cissbury Ring

…s blue Polyommatus bellargus, the chalkhill blue L. coridon and the brown argus Aricia agestis. The scrub along the escarpment supports a diverse breeding bird community notably of warblers and finches. The autumn passage is particularly important when the scrub is used by redst…

Warham Camp

…dalis. Butterfly species include common blue Polyommatus icarus and brown argus Aricia agestis and the uncommon chalk hill blue Polyommatus coridon has also been recorded.

Walton and Ivythorn Hills

…resented. Butterflies with a local distribution in Somerset include brown argus Aricia agestis and brown hairstreak Thecla betulae. The great green bush cricket Tettigonia viridissima is also of interest.

Lodge Hill

…rgundy, 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 Lalius flavus are scattere…

Parsonage Down

…downland butterflies such as marbled white Melanargia galatheaa and brown argus Aricia agestis. Birds which rely on the downland for breeding include lapwing, grey and red legged partridge, whilst areas of scrub support yellowhammer and turtle dove.

Cleaves Wood

…itillary Argynnis aglaja, silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia, brown argus Aricia agestis and green hairstreak Callophrys rubi. The nationally scarce moth, Blomer's rivulet Venusia blomeri has also been recorded on the site. Other nationally scarce species include the snail…

Castlemartin Range

…ry 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 dunes. Accumulations of large…

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