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Dyfi

…ath butterfly Coenonympha tullia is a particular feature. Roesel’s bush cricket Metrioptera roeselii is here at its only known Welsh locality and there is a strong population of bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera at one of its few scattered sites in Wales. The pools and dit…

Kirkby Moor

…s of Cladonia. Kirkby Moor is rich in invertebrates, with the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera being one of seven species of Orthoptera that have been recorded. The wet areas are dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and th…

Moor Farm

…unty localities the round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera is the most notable of several Orthoptera. The heather and grass heaths include annuals typical of sandy soils silvery hair grass Aira caryophyllea, slender cudweed Logfia mini…

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…mercuriale and the downy emerald dragonfly Cordulia aenea. The bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera has been recorded here.

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…craccae, nationally scarce woodlouse Halophiloscia couchii and bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera also occur here. In addition there are a number of nationally scarce beetles including: Hypocaccus rugifrons, Longitarsus plantagomaritimus, Chlaenius nigricornis, Pachytodes c…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

… many heathland invertebrates some of which such as the scarce bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera prefer wet heath, while others live in dry heath or like the rare solitary wasp Psen spooned breed in bare sand beside tracks. Other invertebrates of note include the rare spi…

Woolbeding and Pound Commons

…pallidus and the ant Formica sanguinea. The nationally notable bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera occurs on the wet heath areas. The woodland also has a rich and diverse invertebrate fauna including the rare leaf beetle Gonioctena decemnotata and weevils Rhynchites cupreus,…

Snelsmore Common

…calloped bar Disci figure, heath rustic Zesty agathina and the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera which is widespread on wet heaths in Berkshire. The purse web spider Atypus affinis, local in southern Britain, has also been recorded. An area of wet alder woodland on the sou…

Corfe & Barrow Hills

…n England. The damper areas have good populations of the local bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and its rare relative, the long winged conehead Conocephalus fuscus has also been recorded.

Greenham and Crookham Commons

…own 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 nightingale in the woods and scrub, as well as a number of ground nesting birds …

The Moors

…horthippus albomarginatus in grassland near to the harbour and bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera in the wet heath. A bog supports a good population of the uncommon large marsh grasshopper Stethophyma grossum; and long-winged conehead Conocephalus fuscus, another very local…

Burnham Beeches

…insects are the black darter dragonfly Sympetrum danae and the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera. Among the mammals, the dormouse still occurs. Some 56 species of birds breed regularly including sparrowhawk and hawfinch among the all year round residents and redstart, nig…

Slop Bog and Uddens Heath

…r areas there are good populations of the local bush Crickets, bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and short winged conehead Conocephalus dorsalis. Slop Bog also supports a colony of large marsh grasshopper Stethophyma grossum, a rare insect of very restricted distribution.

Town Common

…heath grasshopper Chorthippus vagans and the nationally scarce bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera. Suitable short heathland supports silver studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus, also nationally scarce. The spiders Arachnida include many rare, scarce and local species such …

Eridge Park

…, as well as the white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album. The bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera is present in large numbers and there are a great variety of water beetles. The breeding bird community is also important; 60 species are known to breed here including hobby, r…

Cannock Chase

…ies with southern affinities. Amongst the other insect groups, bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera occurs here at its only county locality. The large size and mixed vegetation of Cannock Chase supports a major breeding concentration of fallow deer Dama dama, which probably c…

Stokeford Heaths

…re) has been recorded from dry heath and the nationally scarce bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera is widespread throughout the site. Other notable invertebrates include a colony of the ant Formica picea (Red Data Book endangered), a species restricted to a small number of v…

Ambersham Common

…y species which are rare or local in West Sussex including the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and the wood grasshopper Omocestus rufipes, two fo the eleven Orthoptera recorded at this site. A rich Lepidoptera fauna includes nationally uncommon butterfly species like th…

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

…cies of note include the raft spider Dolomedes fimbriatus, the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and the nationally rare caddisfly Hagenella clathrata known at only two other sites in Britain. The site is locally important for a variety of breeding birds including sparrow…

Worgret Heath

… site include silver-studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus and bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera.

Canford Heath

…cies confined to certain heaths in East Dorset/West Hampshire; bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera, a local species of wet heathland; woodland grasshopper Omocestus rufipes, a local species, here in wood/heath edge; and silver-studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus, a declini…

Verwood Heaths

…o occurs on the dry heath and the wet heath supports the local bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera.

Bourne Valley

…heath grasshopper Chorthippus vagans and the nationally scarce bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera; lepidoptera such as silver-studded blue Plebejus argus and dark tussock moth Dicallomera fascelina, both nationally scarce species; Hymenoptera such as the nationally scarce h…

Stoke Common

…d the heath is one of the few sites in Buckinghamshire for the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera. Adder Vipera berus and common lizard Lacerta agilis are both regularly seen.

Oakers Bog

…lude the rare large marsh grasshopper Stethophyma grossum, and bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and swamp spider Dolomedes fimbriatus, both species of restricted distribution. Dragonflies are well represented here and include the local small red damselfly Ceriagrion tenel…

Great Haldon Heaths

…as consists mainly of willow Salix spp. The nationally scarce bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and silver-studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus are present. Characteristic breeding birds include nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and stonechat Saxicola rubicola and the site …

Porth Ceiriad, Porth Neigwl ac Ynysoedd Sant Tudwal

… cliffs at Porth Ceiriad are occupied by small populations of bog bush crickets Metrioptera brachyptera. The grey bush cricket Platycleis albopunctata also occurs here at the northern limit of its British range. The cliffs also support a rich assemblage of plant-eating (phytopha…

Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths

…ath. The invertebrate fauna of the wetland areas includes the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and a range of dragonflies. These include the broad bodied chaser Libellula depressa, black tailed skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum, large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula and th…

Brenscombe Heath

…on Dorset heaths and there is a strong population of the local bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera.

Shortheath Common

…nge of Orthoptera is represented, with good populations of the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and mottled grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus. The grayling Hipparchia semele, purple hairstreak Favonius quercus and purple emperor Apaturairis butterflies are present in s…

Horton Common

… the wetter areas there are good populations of the very local bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and short winged conehead Conocephalus dorsalis. Long winged conehead C. discolor a rare insect of extremely localised southern distribution, also occurs in these areas. The un…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…ented. Grasshoppers and crickets include the Nationally Scarce bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and the Nationally Scarce butterfly silver-studded blue Plebejus argus is present on humid and wet heath. Two Nationally Scarce species of dragonfly occur, small red damselfly …

Holt Lowes

…th the wet, boggy areas supporting a population of the notable bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and the only known East Anglian population of the Keeled Skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens.

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…where. Grasshoppers and crickets include the Nationally Scarce bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and several colonies of the Nationally Scarce butterfly silver-studded blue Plebejus argus are present on humid and wet heath. Streams and ponds support a variety of dragonflie…

Highgate Common

…as of wet heath, important in supporting the nationally scarce bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and the regionally scarce glow worm Lampyris noctiluca, are also present, one of which contains two artificially created ponds. The remainder of the area supports semi natural…

Hurn Common

…l but more widespread insect. Damper heath supports the local bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and the very local long winged conehead Conocephalus fuscus has also been recorded. The rare silver hook moth Deltote uncula occurs in the wettest heath. Dragonflies are well…

Bovey Heathfield

…p. and the fly Platypalpus inexpectatus. The nationally scarce bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and slender ground-hopper Tetrix subulata occur and a colony of the nationally rare ant Formica exsecta has also been recorded.

Ebblake Bog

…um communities. Ebblake Bog supports a large population of the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and appears to be rich in dragonflies Odonata.

Hatfield Moors

… the beetle Pryopterus nigroruber, notable species include the bog rush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and the large heath butterfly Coenonympha tullia. The system of drainage ditches within the site represent the most diverse running water habitat in South Yorkshire and exhibit…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…s include the snails Acicula fusca, Limax cinereoniger and the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera. Spiders with locally restricted distribution include the raft spider Dolomedes fimbriatus and Pardosa purbeckensis. More than 50 species of birds breed on the site including n…

Sidmouth to Beer Coast

…ocerippus rufus, grey bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata and bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera have been recorded. In some of the streams the rare caddis flies Plectrocnemia brevis, Adicella filicornis and Ernodes articularis occur. A seasonally flooded pool supports a p…

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

…cies of note include the raft spider Dolomedes fimbriatus, the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and the nationally rare caddis fly Hagenella clathrata known at only two other sites in Britain. The site is locally important for a variety of breeding birds including sparrow…

Turbary and Kinson Commons

…ccurrence. The damper areas have good populations of the local bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera, with the rarer long-winged conehead Conocephalus fuscus found in slightly drier conditions. Other nationally scarce heathland insects present include silver-studded blue butte…

Woolmer Forest

…ate fauna which includes the raft spider Dolomedes fimbriatus, bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and 22 species of dragonflies and damselflies including the nationally scarce small red damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum and downy emerald dragonfly Cordulia aenea. Holly Water v…

Cors Goch, Llanllwch

… Britain. The bog is the only known site in Carmarthen for the bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and for the black sympetrum dragonfly Sympetrum danae. The scarce marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia also occurs, as does the attractive scarlet tiger moth Callimorp…

Penycastell, Cefn Cribwr

…h western fields support a population of the nationally scarce bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera. The site provides suitable habitat for the marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and contributes to the area used by a metapopulation of this butterfly. Remarks: The site suppo…

Thorne, Crowle and Goole Moors

…g several nationally rare as well as local insects such as the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera, the scarce vapourer moth Orgyia recens, the bug Globiceps fulvicollis and the beetle Bembidion humerale. There is also a strong population of large heath butterfly Coenonympha…

Cranborne Common

…ns and large marsh grasshopper Stethophyma grossum, as well as bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera, small red damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum and the butterfly silver studded blue Plebejus argus, three nationally scarce insects. * Species listed in Schedule 5 of the Wildlife a…

Black Hill Heath

…des the local silver-studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus and bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera. There is also a population of the rare and protected smooth snake Coronella austriaca. Restricted heathland birds of this site include hobby Falco subbuteo, nightjar Caprimulg…

Luscombe Valley

…ce bush-crickets, long-winged conehead Conocephalus fuscus and bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera. A notable variety of rare and scarce moth species have been recorded including the scarlet tiger Callimorpha dominula, cream bordered green pea Earias clorana, maple pug Eupi…

Holt and West Moors Heaths

…marsh grasshopper Stethophyma grossum and also of the uncommon bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and long winged conehead Conocephalus fuscus. Silver studded blue Butterfly Plebejus argus is amongst the many butterfly species recorded and the rich dragonfly and damselfly f…

Longmoor Bog

…ecially species associated with the wet heathland, such as the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and silver studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus, a declining species in southern Britain. Dragonflies recorded include Anax imperator, Aeshna cyanea, A. juncea, Cordulia aenea…

Ockham and Wisley Commons

…Europe as a whole. Among the many local insects found here are bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and a large robber fly Asilus crabroniformis. Most of the heathland is very overgrown with bracken Pteridium aquilinum and invasivetrees and shrubs; mainly silver birch Betula …

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…ge marsh grasshopper Stethophyma grossum and nationally scarce bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera whilst dry heath and scrub provide habitat for the nationally scarce species dusky cockroach Ectobius lapponicus and woodland grasshopper Omocestus rufipes. Moths are well rep…

Turners Puddle Heath

…ed insects present in suitable habitat within the site include bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and silver studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus. All of Britain’s six native species of reptile breed on the site. The dry heathland and adjacent habitats support several goo…

Wellington College Bog

…s and other invertebrates. Two uncommon species are found, the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and the keeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens. These inhabit the open mire and are restricted to this type of habitat in southern Britain.

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