Lepidoptera on Forestry Commission Land in England; Conservation Strategy 2007 – 2017 Review 2012/13

Lepidoptera on Forestry Commission Land in England Conservation Strategy 2007 – 2017 Review 2012/13

This Conservation Strategy is an agreement between Forestry Commission England and Butterfly Conservation. Forestry Commission England agree to manage their landholding to encourage and support Lepidoptera and in turn Butterfly Conservation will monitor species populations and provide encouragement, management advice and support as required.

Both organisations will strive towards achieving favourable conservation status for the butterflies and moths identified in this strategy across the priority woodlands.

Signed by:

Simon Hodgson, Chief Executive, Forestry Commission England

Martin Warren, Chief Executive, Butterfly Conservation

Contents

Foreword ...... 4 Summary ...... 5 1.0 Introduction ...... 7 1.1 Purpose of the Report ...... 7 2.0 Aims of the Conservation Strategy ...... 8 2.1 Overall Aim ...... 8 2.2 Specific Objectives ...... 8 3.0 Changes to the Conservation Strategy since 2007 ...... 10 3.1 Forestry Commission Changes since 2007 ...... 10 3.2 Priority Species Designations ...... 11 3.3 Butterfly Conservation Landscape Projects ...... 16 3.4 Strategy Sites and Priority Site Grade changes ...... 16 4.0 Conservation Strategy Context...... 17 4.1 Importance of woodlands for Lepidoptera ...... 17 4.2 Changing status of Butterflies & Moths in woodlands and on the FC estate 17 4.3 Forestry Commission management for Butterflies & Moths to date ...... 19 4.4 Current information on the status of Butterflies and Moths on FC land ..... 20 5.0 Prioritising and Grading Priority Sites ...... 21 5.1 Methodology ...... 21 5.2 Distribution of sites by grading ...... 22 5.3 Results of Strategy Review 2012...... 23 5.4 Summary Statistics 2012/13 ...... 27 6.0 References ...... 29 7.0 Useful reading ...... 30 Acknowledgements ...... 31 Appendix 1: Species Grading ...... 32 Appendix 2. Lepidoptera found on Forestry Commission Land, their conservation status and requirements ...... 35 Appendix 3. National Summary of Forest District Priority Sites by Designation ..... 40 Appendix 4: Key policies & strategies affecting Forestry and Biodiversity post-2010 ...... 41 Appendix 5i. Priority Forestry Commission Lepidoptera sites in England by FC District 2012 ...... 42 Appendix 5ii. Priority Forestry Commission Lepidoptera sites in England by FC District 2012 associated maps and tables ...... 49 Central Forest District ...... 51 East Forest District ...... 54 North District ...... 58 South District ...... 62 Ampfield Wood ...... 62 West District ...... 68 Yorkshire District ...... 74 Westonbirt Arboretum ...... 78

Foreword

Butterflies and moths are known to be valuable indicators of the changes affecting the wider countryside and recent studies suggest that a large number of species are in rapid decline. Butterflies and moths are one of the most threatened wildlife groups that inhabit the Forestry Commission Estate and as active land managers; we are able to play an important role in their future.

The Priority Lepidoptera Sites identified in this strategy cover approximately 2000 – 8000ha of woodland and associated open habitats such as heathland and limestone pavement. These sites represent approximately 3% of the total Forestry Commission England landholding and 56% of them have SSSI designation.

They support populations of some of the UK’s most endangered woodland butterflies and moths including the Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Wood White, as well as the Argent & Sable. The reasons behind the decline of these Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species are complex; however a lack of woodland management is often cited as an important cause and one that we can act on to support the conservation of these species.

Managing woodlands for Lepidoptera will make an important contribution to many other work programmes taking place across the Forestry Commission England Estate including work to enhance the condition of SSSI, Ancient Woodland restoration and Biodiversity Action Plan habitat restoration. With the potential demand for small diameter hardwoods on the increase through developments in the wood fuel industry, new opportunities for the sustainable management of key Lepidoptera habitats are being created.

Many Lepidoptera depend on a network of early succession habitats, such as young coppice as well as open, sunny rides for their long-term survival. If we are to prevent the loss of key woodland Lepidoptera from Forestry Commission woodlands, we need to target woodland management practices more directly and more urgently at the Priority Sites listed in this Conservation Strategy.

Much good work has already been achieved by Forestry Commission staff working closely with Butterfly Conservation colleagues. A key objective of this strategy is to further raise awareness of the important sites, to ensure that they feature as priorities in both the Design Planning process and the daily management of our woodlands. It also provides the opportunity to underpin a bid for funding to give the Forestry Commission the best chance of achieving the aims of the Strategy by 2017.

It is vital that the Forestry Commission’s delivery of Priority Site conservation and management is viewed as part of a much wider programme of delivery to ensure that these diverse and beautiful insects are allowed to increase and thrive in our English woodlands.

Simon Hodgson Chief Executive Forestry Commission England

Summary

This strategy supports the agreement between Forestry Commission England (FC) and Butterfly Conservation to conserve and increase populations of butterflies and moths by increasing the level and urgency of woodland management across sites considered to be important for Lepidoptera.

It is aimed at the foresters, conservation managers and planners in each Forest District who are responsible for planning and implementing the management activities across our landholding. It provides details of each priority site as well as more generic information on the habitat requirements of each of our most threatened species.

With advice and input from Forest District staff and Butterfly Conservation 140 sites known to be important for butterfly and moth species were identified and formed the basis of the strategy in 2007. Since the writing of the Strategy in 2007 the twelve former FC Districts have been condensed to 7 (see Section 3.1). The total number of woodlands that this review is based on has now changed to 136 as four sites originally included were disposed by the Forestry Commission in 2012.

Priority Site grading has changed for 11 sites due to colonisations and extinctions of priority species; an additional 24 sites have either increased or decreased in ‘Total Species Score’ (see Section 3.4 & 5.3). These changes are due to additional survey effort and knowledge of a species occurrence on a site specific basis. The following summarises the site changes:

. 85 (change from 77) sites have been graded A because they support species such as the Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Argent & Sable that depend specifically on woodland and require urgent targeted management.

. 27 (change from 33) sites are graded B. These sites support a lesser variety of priority species or species that are not so reliant on urgent woodland management such as the Grizzled Skipper.

. 24 (change from 30) sites are graded C. These sites support more generalist priority or species of conservation concern such as the White Admiral.

The Strategy ‘Site Grading’ and ‘Species Scores’ are based on a total of 59 Lepidoptera species of which 38 are currently designated as both Section 41 and UKBAP Priority Species; 16 butterflies and 22 moths.

33% of sites in the Strategy (45 out of the 136) are or have been part of a Butterfly Conservation led Landscape project since 2007.

The objectives are to conserve populations of all priority Lepidoptera species on FC land through active woodland management. This can only be achieved through raising awareness of the urgency and necessity of each management activity on the ground. This strategy aims to do that through promoting a better understanding of the sites important for Lepidoptera and the species requirements across FC England.

It should become a key document used to inform all stages of the management process from Forest Design Planning through to operational planning and management activity in the woods.

The Conservation Strategy will be reviewed with each Forest District on a rolling programme to ensure that it is kept alive and relevant throughout its duration. The overall success will be determined by the status of priority Lepidoptera at priority sites at the mid-term review date of 2012 and again in 2017.

In 2012 the information within this Strategy has been reviewed. In 2017 a review of this Strategy and your knowledge of these sites will help us to re-assess Priority Site information and demonstrate conservation success.

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Purpose of the Report

None of the work needed to maintain priority Lepidoptera is new to the Forestry Commission – most Priority Sites simply need more action, and urgently. A significant proportion of Priority Sites are Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Sites (ASNW) or Plantation on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS), already managed for their biodiversity value or under a programme of restoration back to semi-natural woodland composition. In addition, a number of sites are designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), many for their butterfly and moth interest and are currently being targeted under PSA agreement to ensure that 95% of the SSSI network on the public forest estate is maintained in favourable or recovering condition, while over time increasing the area of SSSI in favourable condition.

To put the conservation of Lepidoptera in context, approximately 3% of the FC estate has been identified as a priority site. These sites form an integral part of sustainable woodland management and should be maintained with the same set of planning and operational tools that are used across the whole estate. Taking an integrated approach means that these sites are managed alongside the wider estate, supporting and contributing to other objectives such as Ancient Woodland restoration, SSSI management and Habitat Action Plan targets.

The Forestry Commission is currently facing many challenges. Woodland management for conservation depends on the availability of suitable markets for small diameter hardwoods such as coppice. The most important market for such products, the St. Regis paper mill closed in early 2006. Other challenges include the increasingly wide range of objectives that have to be reconciled whilst competing for the available resources. Securing additional resources will greatly reduce the challenge of improving woodland habitats for Lepidoptera.

Although they can be managed alongside other objectives, woodland Lepidoptera are dependent on regular habitat management for their survival. If forest management does not provide, for example, open habitat on a rotational basis, or rides become too shaded or connectivity between areas of suitable habitat is lost, populations can quickly become extinct. It is crucial that Priority Sites, known to be valuable due to their important Lepidoptera assemblages, feature highly in both the Forest Design Plans and the Operational Site Assessments that take place before operations commence, so that opportunities to enhance their habitats are not missed.

This strategy aims to reduce the chances of local extinction happening by raising awareness of these sites, of the Lepidoptera they support and of the general habitat requirements of each of the species across the FC Estate. It does not aim to provide detailed, site specific management prescriptions for each Priority Site, but encourages you to seek guidance from Butterfly Conservation staff if required.

Priority Site species information contained within this strategy was correct at the time of writing in 2007. It was collated using Butterfly Conservation monitoring data and information from the Forest District staff. This is a working document - use

the Forest District tables to record new sightings or management activities that may have benefited Lepidoptera. In 2017 a review of this Strategy and your knowledge of these sites will help us to re-assess Priority Site information and demonstrate conservation success.

In 2012 the information within this Strategy has been reviewed using national butterfly and moth data, District Ecologist and Butterfly Conservation Regional staff comments.

The publication of this strategy in 2007 coincided with the recent National Review of Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Priority Species by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). A significant number of butterfly and moth species have been added to the priority list, due to their increasing rarity within the British countryside. Many of these species occur on Forestry Commission land, again emphasising the ongoing commitment needed to ensure the objectives of this Conservation Strategy are achieved.

2.0 Aims of the Conservation Strategy

2.1 Overall Aim

. Through active forest management planned for butterflies and moths, FC aims to conserve populations of all BAP Lepidoptera species on the Forestry Commission England Estate.

The priorities are to:

. Prevent further extinctions . Stabilise colonies and numbers . Increase populations and range of the BAP Priority Species that require targeted woodland management

2.2 Specific Objectives

This Conservation Strategy will achieve the overall aim above through:

. Ensuring that more urgent action is carried out within the Priority Sites that are listed in this Strategy and that this management is integrated with other management activities such as PAWS restoration, timber harvesting (including wood-fuel initiatives), SSSI condition enhancement and Habitat Action Plan restoration targets.

. Raising awareness and promoting a better understanding of Priority Sites and species to inform and guide all stages of Priority Site management from Forest Design Planning through to Operational Site Assessment and activity in the woods.

. Increasing communication between FC staff and Butterfly Conservation staff and to ensure that expert advice is sought by both parties when appropriate.

. Encouraging further survey effort for Lepidoptera within FC woodlands, especially Grade A Priority Sites, and ensuring that records of scarce and threatened species are forwarded to Butterfly Conservation.

. Ensuring increased monitoring of Priority Sites results in more informed and responsive actions being taken in terms of planning and management activity.

. Achievement of the above objectives will be subject to available resources, and it will be vital to use this Conservation Strategy to underpin and secure additional funding from other parties to achieve the aims and objectives of this strategy.

2.3 Further objectives (subject to additional funding)

. FC will co-operate with partners over planned re-introductions, using Butterfly Conservation guidelines. It will be the responsibility of partners to assess feasibility and conduct actual re-introductions. FC will work with partners to create and maintain the desired habitat conditions.

. In co-operation with partners Butterfly Conservation will identify the key outstanding research issues for the conservation of Woodland Lepidoptera and will discuss with research providers.

. Butterfly Conservation will produce, in co-operation with partners, an advisory leaflet to provide the best current information on woodland management for Lepidoptera.

The success of this strategy will be determined by how fully the objectives of this Conservation Strategy have been implemented and met. This will be assessed by the number of sites in 2017 maintaining or improving their populations of Priority Lepidoptera and favourable habitat condition status.

3.0 Changes to the Conservation Strategy since 2007

3.1 Forestry Commission Changes since 2007

Appendix 4 details the key policies & strategies affecting Forestry and Biodiversity post-2010

Forestry Commission Districts Following the 2010 Government Spending Review a restructuring programme was implemented across Forestry Commission England which resulted in the reduction of administrative areas for the public forest estate from 11 to 6 Forest Districts plus the National Arboretum at Westonbirt. Following this reorganisation each Forest District now has an Ecologist responsible for providing a support role to the local forest planning and operational teams and maintaining partnership working with key conservation stakeholders. The District Ecologists are responsible for championing the joint strategy for Lepidoptera on the public forest estate and ensuring that its objectives are delivered via strategic and operational plans. Please refer to Figure 1 which depicts the former and current Forest Districts.

Figure 1. Left: Forestry Commission Districts 2007 Right: Forestry Commission Districts 2012

Site Disposals Prior to the Governments formation of the Independent Panel on Forestry and the associated moratorium on site disposals some four priority sites originally listed in the 2007 strategy have been disposed of. These sites are listed in Table 1.

Sites Disposed Priority Site FC District 2007- Grade Sites Disposed 2012 Sites Disposed species Asc. A Rewell Wood South Pearl-bordered Fritillary White Admiral, White Letter B Bramfield Wood East Hairstreak Balls Wood and White Admiral, Silver-washed C Woodhouse South & East Fritillary Totals 4

Table 1. Disposed Priority Sites and their Priority Site Grade 2007-2012

3.2 Priority Species Designations

NERC Section 41 species and former UKBAP Of the 59 species included in this Strategy when it was written, 28 were designated as UKBAP Priority and 14 were under review. Following the UKBAP review in 2007 there were 38 UKBAP Priority Species included; 16 butterflies and 22 moths.

Following UK and International policy change, the approach to species and habitat conservation in the UK is now being approached at a country level within the UK Biodiversity Framework.

Consequently, after this Strategy was published all of the 38 UKBAP Priority Species included were designated in England as Section 41* species listed in the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. This legislation requires that public bodies, such as the Forestry Commission, have a duty under section 40 of the same act to “have regard” to the conservation of biodiversity in England when carrying out their normal functions. Since the publication of the NERC Act (2006) the Lepidoptera Strategy is of even greater strategic importance.

Biodiversity 2020 NERC Section 41 species Action targets The Biodiversity 2020 Terrestrial Biodiversity Group was requested to highlight the actions required to assist in the recovery of all species designated as S41. The group, consisting of a range of expert species ecologists, identified and prioritised a set of actions for each species.

The actions are considered to be those required for S41 species to recover as well as meet Outcome 3 of the Biodiversity 2020 strategy written by the government. The actions were updated in January 2014 and Table 2 has been adapted to reflect the species included in the Lepidoptera Strategy. The full table can be downloaded from http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/4958719460769792.

All of the actions listed require the ‘Land and Woodland Management’ as their delivery mechanism. The definitions of ‘Priority Group’ are as follows: 1 = global concern 2= European concern 3=national concern 4=other national concern

*The definition of this designation is as follows “Species of principal importance for the purpose of conserving biodiversity” covered under section 41 (England) of the NERC Act (2006) and therefore need to be taken into consideration by a public body when performing any of its functions with a view to conserving biodiversity.

Section 41 and UKBAP Priority Species that require urgent targeted management: Priority FC Group (as Taxon name (= Common name Species Action text Action priority defined by synonym) Score Natural England) EWGS designed to Rheumaptera Argent and Sable 15 encourage open woodland Medium 3 hastata with abundant birch re-growth. Agri-env schemes designed to preserve its specialised early- successional habitat. Its Basil-thyme Coleophora tricolor 15 specific requirements are not Medium 3 Case-bearer fully understood & BC should be consulted for detailed advice. EWGS to maintain the open glades and clearings in Betony Case- Coleophora 15 woodlands and encourage Medium 3 bearer wockeella growth of the larval food plant (betony). EWGS to maintain the open Drab Looper Minoa murinata 15 areas in ancient woodlands Medium 3 which this species requires. Secure habitat management at all sites through HLS where possible/ practical; this Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina 15 Urgent 3 species is covered under the Farmland Butterfly Initiative (FBI). Secure habitat management at all sites through EWGS Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia 15 Medium 3 where HLS not possible/ practical. Secure habitat management at all sites through HLS (FBI) High Brown where possible/ practical; this Argynnis adippe 15 Urgent 3 Fritillary species is covered under the Farmland Butterfly Initiative (FBI) EWGS to preserve the open Lunar Yellow Noctua orbona 15 woodland glades where this Medium 3 Underwing species occurs. Secure habitat management Pearl-bordered Boloria at all sites through EWGS 15 Urgent 3 Fritillary euphrosyne where HLS not possible/ practical. EWGS (based on regular Small Pearl- rotational ride/ glade Boloria Selene 15 Medium 3 bordered Fritillary maintenance, or a suitable coppicing regime). EWGS (based on regular rotational ride/ glade Wood White Leptidea sinapis 15 Medium 3 maintenance, or a suitable coppicing regime).

Section 41 and UKBAP Priority Species where woodland is a secondary habitat but active management necessary:

Priority Group FC (as Common Taxon name Action Species Action text defined name (= synonym) priority Score by Natural England)

Agri-env schemes to ensure suitable management of the hedgerows & Barberry Pareulype woodland edges where it occurs; in 5 Medium 3 Carpet berberata particular hedgerows should be trimmed in late autumn, after larvae have pupated. Barred EWGS to maintain/ restore wide Trichopteryx Tooth- 5 woodland glades and edge habitats Low 3 polycommata striped where privet can flourish. Buttoned Hypena 5 Snout* rostralis Agri-env schemes, tailored to manage hedgerows and woodland edges in a sympathetic way for this Brown Thecla species. Involves re-planting 5 Medium 3 Hairstreak betulae hedgerows (with blackthorn included) as well as more appropriate management of existing hedgerows. EWGS to maintain woodland glades Clay Fan- Paracolax 5 and other suitable open areas in Medium 3 Foot tristalis woodlands. Species requirements not fully understood, but long-term rotational Common Pechipogo coppicing & occasional felling of 5 Medium 3 Fan-foot strigilata mature trees (to provide gaps) helps & this should be provided through EWGS. Agri-env schemes designed to preserve the damp grasslands and Dingy Cyclophora 5 heathlands where the required Medium 3 Mocha pendularia willows grow inn un-shaded situations. Dingy Erynnis EWGS (based on regular rotational 5 Low 3 Skipper tages maintenance of wide glades/rides). EWGS to provide the coppiced False Cyclophora 5 woodland & clearings/ glades it Medium 4 Mocha porata requires. Agri-env schemes to preserve its Hipparchia Grayling 5 specialised, early successional Low 3 semele habitat. Grizzled Pyrgus EWGS (based on regular rotational 5 Low 3 Skipper malvae maintenance of wide glades/rides).

Priority Group FC (as Common Taxon name Action Species Action text defined name (= synonym) priority Score by Natural England) Agri-env schemes suitably tailored to maintain the specific (wet boggy Large Coenonympha 5 mire) habitat, with water levels Medium 2 Heath tullia properly maintained and sites not overgrazed. Secure habitat management at all sites through HLS where possible/ Marsh Euphydryas 5 practical; this species is covered Urgent 3 Fritillary aurinia under the Farmland Butterfly Initiative (FBI) Agri-env schemes to ensure Narrow- abundant larval food plant & nectar bordered sources. N.B. often occurs in same Hemaris tityus 5 Medium 3 Bee Hawk- grasslands as marsh fritillary and moth prescriptions should accommodate both spp. where they both occur. Ensure that grazing of upland Northern Aricia limestone grasslands is not too Brown 5 Medium 3 artaxerxes intensive and thus accommodates Argus the needs of this butterfly. EWGS designed to maintain suitable numbers of mature trees Olive Trisateles 5 with damaged branches, producing Medium 3 Crescent emortualis the preferred larval food plant of withered leaves. Little-known species and a better Scarce knowledge of its autecology is Aspen Sciota hostilis 5 Urgent 3 required to fully understand the Knot-horn reasons for its decline. EWGS to maintain suitable Scarce woodland habitat with sufficient Aspen Phyllonorycter 5 aspen; may need autecological Medium 3 Midget sagitella studies as well as reasons for Moth decline may not be fully known. Silver- Plebejus Agri-env schemes to preserve its studded 5 Medium 4 argus early successional habitat. Blue Coscinia Agri-env schemes to maintain/ Speckled cribraria 5 enhance the specific heathland Medium 1 Footman subsp. habitat which this species requires. bivittata Square- Xestia spotted 5 rhomboidea Clay* Striped Shargacucullia Agri-env schemes to ensure good 5 Medium 3 Lychnis lychnitis supply of larval food plant. Waved Hydrelia 5 Carpet* sylvata

Section 41 and UKBAP Priority Species associated with mature trees:

Priority Group Taxon FC (as Common Action name (= Species Action text defined name priority synonym) Score by Natural England) Dark EWGS designed to preserve suitable Catocala Crimson 3 numbers of large, mature oaks in the Medium 1 sponsa Underwing species range & habitat. Agri-env schemes designed to preserve mature & veteran oaks in Heart Moth Dicycla oo 3 Medium 4 hedgerows, field margins, commons, woodland edge etc. Light EWGS designed to preserve suitable Catocala Crimson 3 numbers of large, mature oaks in the Medium 1 promissa Underwing species range & habitat. Scarce Moma Merveille du 3 alpium Jour* EWGS (based on regular rotational White Limenitis 3 ride/ glade maintenance, with mature Low 3 Admiral camilla woodland retained). Action centres on maintaining suitable elm trees, controlling Dutch White Letter Satyrium w- elm disease where it still occurs and 3 Medium 3 Hairstreak album re-planting with disease-resistant elms. EWGS, where appropriate, is one suitable mechanism for this. EWGS designed to preserve English White- Cosmia Elms in woodlands & woodland edge Spotted 3 Medium 4 diffinis (including protection against Dutch Pinion Elm Disease). Other key species occurring in woodland: EWGS designed to maintain/ enhance the damp woodland habitat The Chortodes 1 where it grows (including Medium 4 Concolorous extrema encouraging growth of larval food plant).

Table 2. Section 41 species actions

3.3 Butterfly Conservation Landscape Projects

Butterfly Conservation has been targeting Lepidoptera conservation through working in a number of sites within a network across a distinct landscape for a number of years. This was in response to the results of metapopulation research which highlighted the importance of reducing species isolation through targeting management across a number of connected sites in a landscape (Bourn & Bulman, 2005; Hanski 1998).

A recent publication which highlights five woodland case studies at the landscape scale includes a number of Forestry Commission sites across the UK (Ellis et al 2012).

The number of FC Strategy sites that are involved with or included in Butterfly Conservation Landscape projects changes on an annual basis as projects end and others begin. Currently 33% of sites included in the Strategy (45 out of the 136) are or have been part of a Butterfly Conservation led landscape project since 2007.

3.4 Strategy Sites and Priority Site Grade changes

The total number of woodlands that this 2012 Strategy review is now based on has decreased to 136 from 140 in 2007 as four sites originally included were disposed of by the Forestry Commission in 2012.

Priority Site Grading has changed for 11 sites due to colonisations and extinctions of priority species; an additional 24 sites have either increased or decreased their Total Species Score with an average change in score of +/-10 (see Section 5.3).

Priority Original Site 2012 Strategy Post Grade Review 2007 Disposals A 85 77 76 B 27 33 32 C 24 30 28 Totals 136 140 136

Table 3. Total number of Priority Sites Grades 2007 and 2012

4.0 Conservation Strategy Context

4.1 Importance of woodlands for Lepidoptera . Woodland is an extremely important habitat for British Lepidoptera. Sixteen species of butterfly (out of Britain’s 59 resident species) rely on woodland in all or part of their range or have a large proportion of their population associated with woodlands (Clark et al 2011). . Nearly two thirds of all British butterflies will use woodland as breeding habitat. (Fox et al 2011). . There are around 2500 species of moths in Britain. Moths are found in almost all habitats and occupy a variety of niches but around 580 species of the larger British moths occur regularly in woodland habitat from open clearings to ancient woodland (Clark et al 2011). . Open space within woodland provides a refuge for species of open habitats. The FC Estate includes important non-woodland habitats, including unimproved grasslands, upland and lowland heath and mires.

4.2 Changing status of Butterflies & Moths in woodlands and on the FC estate

During the 20th Century there has been an increasingly rapid decline in woodland butterflies with many species disappearing from much of their former range. Recent data analysis using the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme highlights that specialist species that occur in woodlands (16) have declined by 56% since 1990 (Clarke et al 2011). It suggests that butterflies associated with woodland clearings have undergone a marked decline of 80% since 1985.

In the recent publication The State of the UK’s Butterflies 2011, the 10 year indicator trend using UKBMS data from 1999-2009 suggests that all butterflies occurring in woodland have declined by 51%.. Butterflies associated with active woodland management such as coppice clearings and ride management continue to suffer declines including the Duke of Burgundy and Pearl-bordered Fritillary which have declines in their 10 year population trend by 46% and 42% respectively (Fox et al. 2011).

Trends of species that are associated with mature woodland like the Speckled Wood and Silver-washed Fritillary have increased their populations by 42% and 38% respectively. This suggests that woodland conditions have become increasingly shaded with a dense canopy, conditions under which these shade- tollerant species can do well.

Moths have also seen a decline. The number of moths caught in Rothamsted light traps has decreased by 28% over a 40 year period between 1968 to 2007. Since the last report (Fox et al. 2006) the UKBAP list of moths increased to 81 and an additional 71 widespread but rapidly declining larger moths were included. However following the UKBAP review 142 moth species are now listed as Species of Principal Importance in England under section 41 of the NERC Act 2006 (Fox et al 2013).

Figure 2. Graphs displaying the trends in woodland butterflies from 1990- 2009

Butterflies and moths are a well-studied group and the decline of so many woodland Lepidoptera may indicate a serious, yet less well-documented, threat to other woodland fauna and flora. A paper by Thomas et al. (2004) showed that butterflies have declined by 71% since the 1970s, substantially more than the decline recorded for British birds (54% over 20 years) and plants (28% over 40 years).

The overall decline in Lepidoptera has been strongly linked to changing management, structure and composition of woods, e.g. increasing shade, fewer open spaces and loss of plant diversity. Woodland management has altered rapidly, with a change from extensive coppicing in the late 19th Century in favour of high forest and the widespread introduction of conifers to previously broad-leaved woodland. Many of the woodlands that were not planted with conifers have undergone 100 years of neglect, especially those in private ownership.

The darker conditions that accompany maturing conifer plantations are unsuitable for most BAP Priority Lepidoptera. Few woodland butterflies can cope with well- shaded habitat and this has led to a decline in the majority of species that depend on early succession. Only the Speckled Wood, a species that can tolerate shaded conditions more than most other butterflies has increased in abundance. Conifer feeding moths, such as the Spruce Carpet, Pine Beauty and Satin Beauty have

also done well (Fox et al. 2006b) although the Bordered White, another conifer specialist has declined (-33% in 35 years).

The impact of increasing deer numbers on ground flora has been identified as a further threat to Lepidoptera. In some circumstances they can prevent wood re- growth (thus affecting ground flora), the quality of coppice re-growth and, occasionally, may directly graze out food plants. The White Admiral has seen a 50% decline in numbers, thought to be due to Honeysuckle being browsed out by deer (Feber et al. 2001).

The intensification of agriculture and removal of hedgerow and woodland fragments have left much woodland isolated, reducing the chances of re- colonisation after local extinctions. The remaining woods are important as refuges for grassland as well as woodland species. This increases the need to maintain habitat variability within each individual woodland block, where habitat fragmentation in the surrounding countryside is high.

The Forestry Commission was set up in 1919 with the objective of planting enough forest to provide a strategic reserve of timber for future wars or national emergencies. Afforestation by the Forestry Commission took place at an unprecedented scale following the First World War, often with minimal regard for existing habitats such as native woodland. This undoubtedly had a negative impact on our woodland Lepidoptera.

However, many PAWS still retain some of the rich flora of their past and have very good potential to support sustainable populations of Priority Lepidoptera species. Over recent years, the widespread implementation of PAWS restoration through the gradual removal of conifer and the use of natural regeneration to create broad- leaved semi-natural woodland has given rise to more species rich woodlands. However the move towards continuous cover forestry may have an adverse impact on Lepidoptera populations reliant on the early successional stages once provided through clearfelling. It is important that plentiful, well-connected open spaces such as rides are available within these woodlands to ensure that adequate habitat is available for Lepidoptera.

In addition FC are now taking a landscape-scale approach to habitat re-creation, and restoration projects are resulting in the creation of larger and more sustainable semi-natural habitat mosaics. FC woods are now representing a vital conservation resource for butterflies and moths in England.

4.3 Forestry Commission management for Butterflies & Moths to date

FC management for butterflies dates back to the 1970s, with practice evolving over the years. Management has developed from small-scale work in limited reserve areas to whole-wood management which provides greater, and more sustainable, conservation opportunities.

Small-scale management, using hand or mechanised hand tools in places like Bernwood proved unable to slow succession sufficiently to provide habitat for key early successional species. Larger-scale management plans developed in the late

1970s and early 1980s at places such as Bernwood and Haugh Wood created large open spaces, in particular ‘box junctions’ which could be managed by machine.

At the same time ride management suitable for broad, mechanised application was developed by Forest Research and widely applied. However, these practices did not live up to their initial promise because natural succession to grasses and other coarse vegetation meant that managed edges and glades lacked a bare ground/woodland herb component and became unsuitable for early succession species. Considerable effort has been made to overcome this problem, including the use of forage harvesters to remove cut vegetation and selective herbicide application. This has not produced habitat comparable to coppice or high forest felling, although has resulted in suitable habitat in some situations.

Clear fells and windblow particularly of conifer, have provided valuable early succession habitat, for example in South East England, and in the wildlife corridors developed largely by felling middle-aged conifer in Wyre Forest. The long-term suitability of these sites will depend on follow-up management, but initial progress has been made.

Butterfly management on a ‘whole wood’ basis is now being developed linked to both SSSI and Forest Design Plans (FDPs). In places like Haugh Wood, Wyre Forest, Whitbarrow, Chiddingfold and Bernwood, management plans have incorporated the needs of key species of Lepidoptera and implemented actions to gain positive outcomes. FDPs and SSSI plans in the future must attempt to act on this landscape-scale to halt the loss of BAP Priority Lepidoptera Species. There is an important role for Butterfly Conservation in promoting work across land ownership boundaries to create and maintain linkages.

In February 2006 the St. Regis paper mill closed. This provided by far the most important market for small diameter hardwoods including coppice. Its closure makes the sourcing of new and reliable markets vital if affordable and sustainable management is to be achievable into the future.

4.4 Current information on the status of Butterflies and Moths on FC land

The Species Action Plan for Butterflies on Forestry Commission Land was published in 2000. The butterfly species information contained in that plan was updated for the Conservation Strategy and information on moths was included.

The list for moths is still not exhaustive; however, further survey effort for moths within FC woodlands is to be encouraged and records of scarce and threatened species should be forwarded to Butterfly Conservation.

Following the UKBAP Review and NERC Act S41 designations a review of the actions required was published and the actions involving FC are detailed in this review (Section 3.2).

5.0 Prioritising and Grading Priority Sites

5.1 Methodology

Site Grading

All Priority Sites identified within this strategy review are important and collectively represent the best sites for Lepidoptera across the Forestry Commission England estate. In 2007 and for this review in 2012, sites have been graded using the National Moth Recording Scheme and Butterfly Monitoring Scheme records*, a further grading review will be required in 2017 to assess that efforts have been directed at those sites which support the most vulnerable species and which would have been most affected through lack of management.

Sites have been graded A, B or C depending on:

 The status of the species (BAP or Species of Conservation Concern)  The degree to which the individual species depend on suitably managed woodland habitats for their survival.  The number of species present.  The combined species score for an individual site**

Grade Description Species Score ** Grade A Grade A sites are the highest priority sites. They support >15 at least one woodland BAP Priority Species that depends on targeted and specific woodland management operations such as ride management or coppicing. Grade B Grade B sites support more generalist priority or species 6-15 of conservation concern that are not so dependent on woodland habitats or management to maintain early successional stages.

Grade C Grade C sites also support more generalist priority or <6 species of conservation concern that are not so dependent on woodland habitats or management to maintain early successional stages. However they are given lower priority because they support a less diverse group of species or information regarding species is lacking.

* Strategy Sites polygons were used to extract both moth and butterfly data to update the “Species Score” in 2012 for each strategy site using Map Info GIS. ** See Species Grading Appendix 1.

Species Grading

Appendix 1 details the NERC Section 41 and former Priority BAP Species and Species of Conservation Concern recorded throughout the FC England Estate as well as associated species scores used to Grade sites A, B or C.

Habitat Condition Assessment

The habitat condition score describes how suitable the habitat is for the specific Lepidoptera present upon the site and how well the site is being managed for these species. The habitat condition of most sites has not been assessed in this review and will be recommended for the full review in 2017.

Forest District staff were responsible for providing the assessment in 2007 based on advice from Butterfly Conservation as to the requirements of the species. The condition assessments used are as follows:

Habitat Description Condition Favourable The site is already in favourable condition and current ongoing Improving management efforts could only work to improve the site further. Favourable The site is being managed appropriately for the Lepidoptera species present. Unfavourable Through appropriate management the site is beginning or is Recovering predicted to show a move towards favourable condition, however it has not yet reached favourable condition. Unfavourable The site is in unfavourable condition but is neither declining nor No Change recovering. Further management is required to achieve unfavourable recovering status. Unfavourable The site has not been appropriately managed for Lepidoptera Declining for sometime or has undergone a damaging activity. Recovery is possible and may occur if suitable management input is made.

5.2 Distribution of sites by grading

The map and tables in Appendix 5 list the Priority Sites included in this Strategy that were reviewed in 2012 together with the Grade and habitat condition of the Site following the results. This information has been mapped on GIS and is available on request. The data is held by the England Biodiversity Information Officer to whom any updated information should also be sent.

The list of sites is not exhaustive, if key species are found on FC land that are not listed here, Forest Districts are encouraged to consult with Butterfly Conservation over management issues if necessary.

5.3 Results of Strategy Review 2012

Site Specific Priority Grading

Priority Site Grading has changed for 11 sites due to colonisations and extinctions of priority species; an additional 24 sites have either increased or decreased their Total Species Score with an average change in score of +/-10.

Of the 11 Priority Site Grade changes, 10 have been positive with 9 sites now graded as A, where 5 woods were regraded from B to A and 4 from C to A, the remaining positive change was from C to B. Of these 10 sites half are or have been involved in a Butterfly Conservation Landscape project. The sites have been re-graded due to a change in Lepidoptera interest, with 80% of sites been colonised by a single species since 2007 and recorded in 2012 i.e. Dingy Mocha (2) Drab Looper (3), Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (1) and Pearl-bordered Fritillary (2) (see Table 4.).

There have been two sites (20%) with a Priority Site Grade change from B to A which have had more than one additional species recorded since 2007. The site with the biggest ‘Species Score’ change of 116 is Chickerell Woods in the East District were 7 new moth and 6 new butterfly species have been recorded. The other site with a ‘Species Score’ change of 45 is Vernditch in the South District which has had the following additional three species recorded since 2007; Drab Looper, Duke of Burgundy and Pearl-bordered Fritillary.

Red Lodge Wood, West District is the only site that has decreased in its grade with a change from B to C due to Brown Hairstreak and White Letter Hairstreak not recorded since 2009 and 2010 respectively.

Priority Species Colonisations and extinctions

Table 5 details the sites and additional species recorded since 2007 which has increased their ‘Total Species Score’ but not affected the overall Priority Site Grade. 58% of these sites are currently or have been involved in a Butterfly Conservation Landscape project. 70% of the sites with an increase in the ‘Total Species Score’ has been due to a single species colonisation and recorded in 2012. The other 30% of sites have had from two to four additional species recorded in 2012. The site which has had the most new species recorded is the Forest of Dean (Highmeadow) in the West District.

The following tables detail the 11 Priority Site Grade changes and the change in the ‘Total Species Score’ on an additional 24 sites of which 17 have increased and 7 decreased but did not result in a grade change (see Section 3 & 5).

Species Additional FC Butterfly Site Site Change Not Species Site Name District Conservation Grade Grade in Total Recorded Recorded 2012 Project Name 2007 2012 Species Score 2012 Since 2007 White Chicksands Letter X7 moths, x6 Woods East B A 116 Hairstreak butterflies Drab Looper, Pearl- bordered South East Fritillary, Duke Vernditch South Woods B A 45 of Burgundy Dukes on the Charlton South Edge B A 15 Drab Looper South East Eartham Woods South Woods B A 15 Drab Looper Pearl- South East bordered Houghton Wood South Woods C A 15 Fritillary Pearl- Midlands bordered Ribbesford Wood West Fritillary C A 15 Fritillary Tidenham Chase Woods West C A 15 Drab Looper Small Pearl- Cann Wood, Plym bordered Forest West C A 15 Fritillary Moreton South B A 5 Dingy Mocha Park & Queen Copse South C B 5 Dingy Mocha White Letter Hairstreak, Brown Red Lodge Wood West B C -8 Hairstreak Chicksands Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Wood White, Dingy Skipper, Woods-Additional Brown Hairstreak, Purple Emperor, Argent & Sable, Common Fan-foot, Clay Fan-foot, Species= White-line Snout, Waved Carpet, Drab Looper, Coleophora wockeella

Table 4. Priority Site Grade Changes

Change FC Butterfly Site Site Species Not Additional Species in Total Site Name District Conservation Grade Grade Recorded Recorded Since Species 2012 Project Name 2007 2012 2012 2007 Score Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Drab Herefordshire Looper, Fletchers Forest of Dean Wood White Pug, Common Fan- (Highmeadow) West Project A A 36 foot Small Pearl- bordered Saving Devons Fritillary,White Great Precious Grizzled Admiral,Silver- Plantation West Pearls A A 19 Skipper washed Fritillary Somerford Dark Green Duke of Burgundy, Common West A A 19 Fritillary Marsh Fritillary Dukes on the Pearl-bordered Grovely Wood South Edge A A 15 Fritillary Possible Pearl- Whiteley bordered Fritillary Pastures colonisastion or (formally Botley South East unauthourised Wood) South Woods A A 15 introduction Cannock Still being Chase Central assessed A A 15 Argent and Sable Stonedown South A A 15 Drab Looper Herefordshire Wood White White Letter Wigmore Rolls West Project A A 15 Hairstreak Drab Looper Dark Green Fritillary, Silver- washed Fritillary, ?Dingy Saving Devons Skipper, Precious Grizzled Small Pearl- North Wood West Pearls A A 13 Skipper bordered Fritillary Herefordshire Barred Tooth- Wood White Argent and striped, Fletchers Dymock Woods West Project A A 6 Sable Pug, Wood White Friston Forest East (part) HLS A A 5 Olive Crsent Wareham Forest South A A 5 Dingy Mocha Forest of Dean Pearl-bordered (Drybrook Rd Fritillary , Station etc) West A A 5 Grayling Dichomeris ustellala Bedford Square- White Letter Purlieus Central WREN; BIFFA B B 3 spotted Clay Hairstreak North York Moore Dukes Dalby Forest Yorkshire and Pearls A A Waverley Wood & Weston Midlands Grizzled Silver-washed Wood West Fritillary B B 1 Skipper Fritillary Schiffermullerina Shrawley Wood West B B 1 grandis

Table 5. Priority Site Increases in Total Species Score

Additional FC Butterfly Site Site Change Species Species Not Site Name District Conservation Grade Grade in Total Recorded Recorded 2012 2012 Project Name 2007 2012 Species Since Score 2007 Argent and Sable, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl- Chiddingfold South South East Woods A A -45 bordered Fritillary Parkhurst Pearl-bordered Forest South South East Woods A A -15 Fritillary Blackdown Brown Hairstreak, Forest West A A -10 Marsh Fritillary Lydford West A A -5 Grizzled Skipper Herefordshire Wood Oversley Wood West White Project A A -2 Grizzled Skipper Mortimer Herefordshire Wood Forest West White Project A A -1 Dark Green Fritillary Conserving the Wood Silver-washed Purslow Wood West White butterfly A A -1 Fritillary

Table 6. Priority Site Decreases in Total Species Score

5.4 Summary Statistics 2012/13

Total number Grade Grade Grade of sites Forest Total A B C assessed as District Woods Woods Woods “Favourable” habitat condition BAP Priority Species that are principally woodland species and require urgent targeted 2007 management:

Central 21 13 4 4 7 Argent & Sable, Wood White, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

East 34 16 10 8 15 Basil Thyme Case-bearer, Lunar Yellow Underwing, Duke of Burgundy, Heath Fritillary, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Wood White

North 12 8 0 4 5 Duke of Burgundy, High brown fritillary, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

South 27 15 8 4 15 Argent & Sable, Coleophera wockeella, Drab Looper, Duke of Burgundy, Pearl- bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Wood White

West 34 26 4 4 16 Drab Looper, Duke of Burgundy, Heath Fritillary, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl- bordered Fritillary, Wood White

Westonbrit 1 0 1 0 0

Yorkshire 7 7 0 0 3 Argent & Sable, Duke of Burgundy, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary TOTAL 136 85 27 24 61

6.0 References

Bourn N A D, Bulman C R (2005) Landscape scale conservation, theory into practice. In: Kuhn E, Feldmann R, Thomas J A, Settele J (eds) Studies on the Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies in Europe. Vol 1: General Concepts and Case Studies, pp111-112, Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, Dorset

Clarke, S. A., Green, D. G., Bourn, N. A. & Hoare, D. J. 2011 Woodland Management for butterflies and moths: a best practice guide. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham.

Defra. 2006. Working with the grain of nature - taking it forward: volume I & II. Full report on progress under the England Biodiversity Strategy 2002 - 2006. Defra, London.

Ellis, S. Bourn, N. A. D. And Bulman, C. R. 2012 Landscape-scale conservation for butterflies and moths: lessons from the UK. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, Dorset.

Feber, R.E., Brereton, T.M., Warren, M.S. & Oates, M. 2001. The impact of deer on woodland butterflies: the good, the bad and the complex. Forestry. Vol 74. No 3, pg 271 – 276.

Fox, R., Asher, J., Brereton, T., Roy, D. & Warren, M.S. 2006a. The State of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland, Pisces Publications, Oxford.

Fox, R., Conrad, K.F., Parsons, M.S., Warren, M.S & Woiwod, I.P. 2006b. The State of Britain’s larger moths. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham.

Fox, R., Parsons, M. S., Chapman, J. W., Woiwood, I. P., Warren, M. S. & Brooks, D. R. 2013 The State of Britains Larger Moths 2013. Butterfly Conservation and Rothemsted Research, Wareham, Dorset

Fox, R., Brereton, T. M., Asher, J., Botham, M, S., Middlebrook, I., Roy, D. B> and Warren, M. S. 2011 The State of the UK’s Butterflies 2011. Butterfly Conservation and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wareham, Dorset

Green, D.G. 2000. The Status of Lepidoptera in the New Forest: A report for the Forestry Commission by Butterfly Conservation. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham.

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Liley, D., Brereton, T & Roy, D. 2004. The Current Level of Butterfly Monitoring in UK Woodlands: And potential use of the data as a Biodiversity indicator to Inform Sustainable Forestry. Butterfly Conservation Report to the Forestry Commission. Butterfly Conservation Report S04-35, Wareham.

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7.0 Useful reading

Specific species reports for certain areas are also available and can be requested from Butterfly Conservation please see examples from the list below:

Asher, J., Warren, M.S., Fox, R., Harding, P., Jeffcoate, G & Jeffcoate, S. 2001. The Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Bulman, C. 2007. Woodlands – a vital habitat for butterflies and moths. Quarterly Journal of Forestry. Vol 101. pp 29-39

Defra Factsheets are available for most BAP Priority Lepidoptera species with habitat management recommendations included. These are available from Butterfly Conservation or can be downloaded from the website www.butterfly- conservation.org

Ellis, S. 2005. Conservation of the Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina) butterfly on the North York Moors 2005. Butterfly Conservation Report S05-37, Wareham.

Ellis, S. 2005. Conservation of the Pearl-Bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) butterfly on the North York Moors 2005. Butterfly Conservation Report S05-36, Wareham.

Ferris, R. & Carter, C. 2000. Managing Rides, Roadsides and Edge Habitats in Lowland Forests Bulletin 123. Forestry Commission, Edinburgh.

Haggett, G.M. 2006. Basil Thyme Case-bearer moth (Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899) in the Norfolk and Suffolk Breck. Research and survey 2005. Butterfly Conservation Report S06-01, Wareham.

Joy, J. 2005 Argent & Sable (Rheumaptera hastata) in Herefordshire. Update 2003-2004. Butterfly Conservation S05-16, Wareham.

Joy, J. 2006. Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) in the Wyre Forest 2006. Adult Monitoring Report. Butterfly Conservation Report S06-17, Wareham.

Joy, J. 2006. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) in the Cannock Chase area 2006. Butterfly Conservation Report S06-1, Wareham.

McCracken, M. & Bulman, C. 2006. Pearl-bordered Fritillary Habitat management: An experiment into using Kerb®TM herbicide in North Wood, Devon to improve suitability for butterflies. Butterfly Conservation Report S06 -21, Wareham.

Parsons, M.S., Hoare, D., Davis, T. & Green, D. 2005. The distribution of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority moth species, 1999-2004. Atropos, No. 25: 5-20.

Various Authors. 1995-98. Priority Species Action Plans. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham. Also available from our website www.butterfly-conservation.org

Wainwright, D. 2005. Conserving the Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) in North East England. Butterfly Conservation Report S05-34, Wareham.

Wigglesworth, T.B. (ed) 2005. Action for the Brown Hairstreak: sharing good practice. Proceedings from a Butterfly Conservation Seminar. Butterfly Conservation Report S05-04, Wareham.

Wigglesworth, T., Bulman, C & Bourn, N. 2005. Forest Enterprise Species Action Plan for Butterflies on Forestry Commission Land - Review of progress 2000-2005. Butterfly Conservation Report S05-15, Wareham.

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to all who have contributed to this report, particularly Butterfly Conservation Regional Officers and branch members who completed species forms and also all the Forestry Commission England staff who attended and contributed to Forest District meetings and completed questionnaires. Thanks also to all those who commented on the text and structure of the document. Forestry Commission England, David Green and David Grundy provided the photographs.

Appendix 1: Species Grading

Lepidoptera featuring in this Strategy have been given a score according to their conservation status and their dependence on the active management of woodland habitats.

The following table lists these species together with the score with which they have been attributed. This list is intended to be a base, on which Forestry Commission England and Butterfly Conservation can build throughout the Strategy period.

Section 41 and former UKBAP Priority Species that require urgent targeted management:

Species Score

Argent & Sable Rheumaptera hastata Moth 15 Basil Thyme Case-bearer Coleophora tricolor Moth 15 Betony Case-bearer Coleophora wockeella Moth 15 Drab Looper Minoa murinata Moth 15 Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina Butterfly 15 Heath Fritillary Mellicta athalia Butterfly 15 High-Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe Butterfly 15 Lunar Yellow Underwing Noctua orbona Moth 15 Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne Butterfly 15 Small Pearl-bordered Boloria selene Butterfly 15 Fritillary Wood White Leptidea sinapis Butterfly 15

Section 41 and former UKBAP Priority Species where woodland is a secondary habitat but active management necessary: Species Score Barberry Carpet Pareulype berberata Moth 5 Barred Tooth-striped Trichopteryx polycommata Moth 5 Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae Butterfly 5 Buttoned Snout* Hypena rostralis Moth 5 Clay Fan-foot Paracolax tristalis Moth 5 Common Fan-foot Pechipogo strigilata Moth 5 Dingy Mocha Cyclophora pendularia Moth 5 Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages Butterfly 5 False Mocha Cyclophora porata Moth 5 Grayling Hipparchia semele Butterfly 5 Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae Butterfly 5 Large Heath Coenonympha tullia Butterfly 5 Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Butterfly 5 Narrow-bordered Bee Hemaris tityus Moth 5 Hawk-moth Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxe Butterfly 5 Olive Crescent Trisateles emortualis Moth 5 Scarce Aspen Knot-horn Phyllonorycter sagitella Moth 5 Scarce Aspen Midget moth Sciota hostilis Moth 5 Silver-studded Blue Plebeius argus Butterfly 5 Speckled Footman Coscinia cribraria Moth 5 Square-spotted Clay* Xestia rhomboidea Moth 5 Striped Lychnis Shargacucullia lychnitis Moth 5 Waved Carpet* Hydrelia sylvata Moth 5

Section 41 and former UKBAP Priority Species associated with mature trees:

Species Score Dark Crimson Underwing Catocala sponsa Moth 3 Heart Moth Dicycla oo Moth 3 Light Crimson Underwing Catocala promissa Moth 3 Scarce Merveille du Jour* Moma alpium Moth 3 White Admiral Limenitis camilla Butterfly 3 White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album Butterfly 3 White-line Snout* Schrankia taenialis Moth 3 White-spotted Pinion Cosmia diffinis Moth 3

Other key species occurring in woodland:

Species Score Bedstraw Hawk-moth* Hyles gallii Moth 1 Black Hairstreak* Satyrium pruni Butterfly 1 Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth* Hemaris fuciformis Moth 1 Concolorous Chortodes extrema Moth 1 Dark Green Fritillary* Argynnis aglaja Butterfly 1 * Dictiomeris ustalella Moth 1 * Elegia similella Moth 1 Fletcher’s or Pauper Pug* Eupithecia egenaria Moth 1 * Oecophora bractella Moth 1 Purple Emperor* Apatura iris Butterfly 1 Reed Leopard* Phragmataecia castaneae Moth 1 * Salebriopsis albicilla Moth 1 * Schiffermuellerina grandis Moth 1 Silver-washed Fritillary* Argynnis paphia Butterfly 1 Triangle* Heterogenea asella Moth 1

Welsh Clearwing* Synanthedon scoliaeformis Moth 1 White-banded Carpet* Spargania luctuata Moth 1

*Species not included in the NERC Section 41 list

Appendix 2. Lepidoptera found on Forestry Commission Land, their conservation status and requirements Section 41 and former UKBAP Priority Species that require urgent targeted management: Biodiversity Action Plan UK list of priority Wildlife and UKBAP species 2007 Biodiversity Lists – Countryside Act Common Name Scientific Status 2006 review Section 41 England 1981 Habitat Conservation Requirements Maintain a constant supply of small birches (<2m) in *Argent & Sable Rheumaptera hastata BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Open woodland with birch re-growth sunny situations. Short rotation coppice.

*Basil Thyme Case- Ensure a year on year supply of Basil Thyme. Coleophora tricolor BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Found on unimproved Breck grassland bearer Ground disturbance may be needed.

Proposed Betony Case-bearer Coleophora wockeella UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Woodland rides where Betony occurs Ensure annual continuity of foodplant. BAP Priority

Encourage larval foodplant. Rotational clearance of Ancient woodland in open, sunny ride margins, creation of box junctions and the *Drab Looper Minoa murinata BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list situations and along ride edges. introduction of coppicing should occur where appropriate. Maintain open sunny clearings or grassy glades with abundant Primroses or Cowslips growing as Proposed WACA- Woodland rides, glades and clearings *Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list large plants in prominent situations. Rotational BAP Priority Sch5_sect9 or tall grassland and scrub coppicing or ride cutting is ideal to link breeding sites. WACA- Newly cleared or coppiced woodland Regular coppicing essential, preferably with *Heath Fritillary Mellicta athalia BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Sch5_sect9 with abundant Cow-wheat broad interlinking rides. Regular coppicing or scrub clearance is essential on woodland sites. Bracken habitats WACA- Newly cleared woodland with sparse *High-Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list should ideally be grazed with cattle or ponies or Sch5_sect9 vegetation or bracken slopes failing this cut periodically to prevent total bracken dominance.

Grassy heathland rides in sunny young Woodland rides should be kept open and sunny. *Lunar Yellow Underwing Noctua orbona BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list woodland and regrowth in young conifer They should have a marginal strip of longer grassy plantations vegetation and be cut on rotation, not all in one year.

Regular coppicing is ideal or regular clearing in Newly cleared woodlands or sunny *Pearl-bordered WACA- deciduous woodlands with numerous broad, Boloria euphrosyne BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list rides with sparse vegetation and Fritillary Sch5_sect9 sunny rides. Maintenance of bracken cover may violets be essential.

Maintenance of numerous open, sunny rides and glades, especially in damper areas. Regular *Small Pearl-bordered Proposed Sunny clearings or grassy rides with Boloria selene UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list woodland clearance or coppicing is highly Fritillary BAP Priority damp, lush vegetation and violets beneficial. Keeping a light cover of bracken essential in some breeding habitats.

Maintenance of numerous open rides and careful Proposed WACA- *Wood White Leptidea sinapis UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Woodland rides, edges and light scrub management of ride edges and scrub. Piecemeal BAP Priority Sch5_sect9 cutting of ride edges on a 1-6 year rotation.

Section 41 and former UKBAP Priority Species where woodland is a secondary habitat but active management necessary:

Biodiversity Action Plan UK list of priority Wildlife and UKBAP species 2007 Biodiversity Lists – Countryside Act Common Name Scientific Status 2006 review Section 41 England 1981 Habitat Conservation Requirements Retain all hedges containing Barberry & plant Mainly open hedgerows or wood *Barberry Carpet Pareulype berberata BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list WACA-Sch5_sect9 new bushes if possible. Rotational winter edges pruning.

Widening of narrow, neglected rides. Cut Trichopteryx Wild Privet in open woodland and *Barred Tooth-striped BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Privet on rotation; do not cut all in one year. polycommata ride edges on chalk or limestone Maintain stands of Privet where possible.

Retain all hedges, especially those with Proposed Wood edges and hedgerows with blackthorn. Cut hedges on rotations not shorter Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list WACA-Sch5_sect9 BAP Priority abundant young growth of Blackthorn than 2 or 3 years. Avoid annual flailing at all costs.

Where the species occur plants should not be Hedgerows and along footpaths, *Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis BAP Priority disturbed and continuity of good stands of Hop hollow trees and Ivy clad trees promoted.

Sunny but sheltered felled or coppiced Clay Fan-foot Paracolax tristalis BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Poorly understood requirements. areas in broadleaved woodland

Regular woodland management such as Open woodland and recently long-term coppice rotation is desirable. *Common Fan-foot Pechipogo strigilata BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list abandoned coppice Fallen trees or branches, such as oak with leaves on should be left in situ. Provide continual supply of small isolated small- Heathland and damp grassland where *Dingy Mocha Cyclophora pendularia BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list leaved sallow bushes that are not heavily sallow bushes occur shaded.

Proposed Maintain open rides and carefully manage *Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Woodland rides and clearings BAP Priority ride edges and scrub.

Scrubby oak and oak coppice in Proposed Ensure continuity of scrubby oak and oak False Mocha Cyclophora porata UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list woodlands. Long established areas of BAP Priority coppice regrowth in warm sheltered situations. habitat Inland colonies found on dry Proposed Maintain open woodland with bare ground in Grayling Hipparchia semele UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list heathland and in open woodland on BAP Priority open positions. stony ground Maintenance of numerous open rides and Proposed *Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Woodland rides and clearings careful management of ride edges and BAP Priority scrub. Open, wet areas. Lowland raised Maintain high water table. No grazing where Proposed WACA- *Large Heath Coenonympha tullia UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list bogs, upland blanket bogs and possible otherwise a light and extensive BAP Priority Sch5_sect9 damp acidic moorland grazing regime.

Biodiversity Action Plan UK list of priority Wildlife and UKBAP species 2007 Biodiversity Lists – Countryside Act Common Name Scientific Status 2006 review Section 41 England 1981 Habitat Conservation Requirements

BAP Priority WACA- Open grassland adjacent to Maintain open, sunny areas of shorter *Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Species Sch5_sect9 woodland vegetation with Devil’s-bit Scabious

*Narrow-bordered Bee BAP Priority Maintain open, sunny areas of shorter Hemaris tityus UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Open grassland adjacent to woodland Hawk-moth Species vegetation with Devil’s-bit Scabious

*Northern Brown WACA- Sheltered, well-drained, Maintain uneven sward and light winter Aricia artaxerxe BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Argus Sch5_sect9 unimproved grassland. grazing

Mature woodland containing oaks and Maintain open conditions within woodlands. Olive Crescent Trisateles emortualis BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Beech, favours ride edges and Fallen trees or branches such as oak with clearings leaves on should be left in situ.

Scarce Aspen Knot- Proposed Sciota hostilis UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Woodland supporting aspen Ensure supply of aspen. horn BAP Priority

Scarce Aspen Midget Proposed Associated with aspen, possibly with a Maintain a continuity of aspen, including young Phyllonorycter sagitella UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list moth BAP Priority preference for saplings trees.

WACA- Lowland heathland, calcareous *Silver-studded Blue Plebeius argus BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Maintain short or sparse vegetation. Sch5_sect9 grassland and sand dunes

Poorly understood requirements. Associated Speckled Footman Coscinia cribraria BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Open heathland with Bristle Bent in open sunny situations.

Ancient woodland with a dense Maintain existing open areas with Common *Square-spotted Clay Xestia rhomboidea BAP Priority coppice understory, scattered open Nettle, Oxslip and Dog’s Mercury. woodland

Do not cut when foodplant is in flower. Some Open calcareous grassland, road & *Striped Lychnis Shargacucullia lychnitis BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list ground disturbance may be needed to retain field verges foodplant.

Actively managed damp woodland Maintain or establish a coppice cycle in *Waved Carpet Hydrelia sylvata BAP Priority or scrub woodland or scrub where the moth is found.

Section 41 and former UKBAP Priority Species associated with mature trees:

Biodiversity Action Plan UK list of priority Wildlife and UKBAP species 2007 Biodiversity Lists – Countryside Act Common Name Scientific Status 2006 review Section 41 England 1981 Habitat Conservation Requirements Large tracts of mature oak, Retain mature oak stands. Ensure a *Dark Crimson Catocala sponsa BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list generally in open woodland continuity of mature oak trees in open Underwing situations situations.

Retain mature oak stands and ensure a Parkland, and openly spaced trees *Heart Moth Dicycla oo BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list continuity of mature oak trees in open on woodland rides or edges situations.

Large tracts of mature oak, Retain mature oak stands. Ensure a *Light Crimson Catocala promissa BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list generally in open woodland continuity of mature oak trees in open Underwing situations situations.

Scarce Merveille du Retain stands of mature oak and ensure a Moma alpium BAP Priority Mature oak Jour continuity of supply of such situations.

Proposed Retain areas of deciduous woodland with *White Admiral Limenitis camilla UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Shady woodland and ride edges BAP Priority Honeysuckle in shady positions

*White-letter Proposed WACA- Sheltered rides, glades and Satyrium w-album UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list Retain and extend area of suckering elms. Hairstreak BAP Priority Sch5_sect9 unkempt hedges with elms

Damp broad-leaved woodland, Precise habitat requirements are not fully White-line Snout Schrankia taenialis BAP Priority coppiced woodland and conifer understood, likely to prefer shady, sheltered plantations situations.

Retain healthy elm trees. Where possible English Elm in parks, woodlands *White-spotted Pinion Cosmia diffinis BAP Priority UKBAP-2007 England_NERC_list allow re-growth from tree stumps if infected and hedgerows trees have been cut.

Other key species occurring in woodland: Biodiversity Action Plan UK list of priority species 2007 Wildlife and UKBAP review/National Biodiversity Lists – Countryside Act Common Name Scientific Status 2006 Red List Section 41 Country 1981 Habitat Conservation Requirements Disturbed ground with Rosebay Bedstraw Hawk-moth Hyles gallii Key Species Ensure annual continuity of foodplant. Willowherb BAP Species Maintain patches of dense Blackthorn. Cut Dense, tall stands of Blackthorn, of WACA- extensive patches of Blackthorn on long *Black Hairstreak Satyrium pruni Endangered either within woods or in thick conservation Sch5_sect9 rotations to prevent from becoming hedgerows concern moribund. Broad-bordered Bee Nationally Maintain rides and clearings where Hemaris fuciformis Rides and clearings in open woodland Hawk-moth Scarce Honeysuckle grows. UKBAP-2007/ Marshy open clearing within lowland Maintain open marshy areas with Wood Small- Concolorous Chortodes extrema Red data book England_NERC_list Rare ancient woodland reed. *Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja Key Species Woodland glades and open habitat Maintain open sunny rides and glades.

Provisional Dictiomeris ustalella Endnagered Small-leaved Lime coppice Coppice small-leaved lime. Red data book Nationally Mature oak woods and parkland with Maintain supply of large oak, possibly has a Elegia similella Notable-B Scarce large oaks preference for oaks in open situations. Fletcher’s or Pauper Red data book Ancient lime wood and avenues of Eupithecia egenaria Rare Ensure continuity of flowering limes. Pug species lime

Provisional Larva feed in dead bark of decaying Oecophora bractella Retain dead wood. Red data book wood Maintain extensive areas of broad-leaved BAP WACA- Mature deciduous woodland with woodland with a scatter of large oak trees Purple Emperor Apatura iris conservation Near Threatened Sch5_sect9 abundant oaks and sallows and abundant sallows, both along ride concern margins and within woodland blocks. Avoid disturbance of habitat. Maintain constant Phragmataecia Red data book Reed Leopard Vulnerable Fens, marshes and margins of ponds and annual supply of Common Reed. Maintain castaneae species existing water levels. Provisional Retain a continuity of supply of Small-leaved Salebriopsis albicilla Rare Ancient lime woodland Red data book Lime. Retain dead wood. Found especially on dry, Schiffermuellerina Proposed BAP Deciduous ancient woodland and dead standing branches of oak, elm, Ivy and grandis Priority hedgerows gorse. BAP Species Regular thinning of deciduous high forest to *Silver-washed of Well thinned deciduous woodland create dappled shade conditions, combined Argynnis paphia Fritillary conservation with sunny rides and glades with maintenance of sunny rides. Rotational concern coppicing also suitable. Red data book Maintain a continuity of supply of large oak Triangle Heterogenea asella Rare oak and beech woodland species and/or beeches. Open birch woodland and scrub on Synanthedon Red data book Ensure supply of mature birches in open sunny Welsh Clearwing Rare Wales_NERC_list hillsides of wet, acidic pasture and scoliaeformis species situations. moorland

Maintain annual supply of foodplant in open Nationally White-banded Carpet Spargania luctuata Woodland rides and clearings situations. Some ground disturbance may be Scarce required.

*Species Factsheets containing further details on the conservation requirements of these species are available from Butterfly Conservation or are available to download from: http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/conbio/defrafactsheets/index.html Species in bold type are species identified by DEFRA as Habitat Specialist Indicators (26). The purpose of these indicators is to help assess outcomes Biodiversity 2020: A Strategy for Englands Wildlife and Ecosystem Services, October 2013 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-biodiversity-indicators

Appendix 3. National Summary of Forest District Priority Sites by Designation

Appendix 3. National Summary of Forest District Priority Sites by Designation 2012/13 Category

Total area of FC England landholding 260143ha 100%

Estimated area of Priority Butterfly Sites 1610 – 8050ha* 0.6 – 3%

Year 2012/13 2007 2012/13 2007

Number of Priority Lepidoptera sites 136 140 100% 100% Priority Lepidoptera Sites with SSSI designation** 76 60 56% 49%

Priority Lepidoptera Sites with designation SPA** 24 24 17% 17%

Priority Lepidoptera Sites with SAC designation** 30 8 22% 6%

Priority Lepidoptera Sites with Ancient 108*** 103 79% 75% Woodland**

* Sites have been named according to Forestry Commission England woodland blocks or areas, not all land within blocks will be suitable for Lepidoptera. An estimate of the potential area that may be occupied by Lepidoptera is given.

** The SSSI, SPA, SAC or Ancient Woodland designation may not cover all of a Priority Lepidoptera Site and in some cases the actual location of Priority Species may fall outside the boundary of the designated sites. Designation status was assessed using GIS FC site boundaries and Natural England inventory 2013 boundaries.

*** There were 54 sites designated as PAWS and 54 sites designated as ASNW according to the Natural England inventory 2013 GIS layer.

Appendix 4: Key policies & strategies affecting Forestry and Biodiversity post-2010

The following policy and strategy documents have been published since the change of administration and subsequent spending review in 2010 with each influencing the delivery of forestry and biodiversity management on the public forest estate and in turn the conservation of Lepidoptera and their associated habitats.

Making Space for Nature – a Review of England’s Wildlife Sites

This report published in September 2010 was headed up by Sir John Lawton and provided an independent review of England’s wildlife sites and the connections between them. The report included recommendations to help achieve a healthy natural environment that will allow plants and animals to thrive. The report made the following key points for establishing a strong and connected natural environment:

 That we better protect and manage our designated wildlife sites;  That we establish new ecological restoration zones;  That we better protect our non-designated wildlife sites.

The Natural Environment White Paper

The Natural Environment White Paper The Natural Choice: Securing the Value of Nature was published in 2011 and outlines the Government’s vision for the natural environment over the next 50 years. It also describes the action that will be taken to deliver that goal. In all some 92 commitments are provided in annex 1 of the document.

Biodiversity 2020

The Biodiversity 2020 Strategy launched in 2011 guides the Governments conservation efforts in England up to 2020 including setting an ambition to halt overall biodiversity loss in England by 2020 with a long-term ambition of moving from a position of net biodiversity loss to net gain.

United Kingdom Forestry Standard

The UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) is the reference standard for sustainable forest management in the UK (Forestry Commission 2011). The document was updated in 2011 and is accompanied by separate theme specific guidelines including Forests and Biodiversity (Forestry Commission 2011).

Independent Panel on Forestry – Final Report

The Independent Panel on Forestry was created in March 2011 after the public debate over the future of the public forest estate. Following the release of an interim report the final report was presented to Government in July 2012. This final report covers both public and private forestry and woodland and champions a

vibrant future for forestry and woodland in England by providing a series of recommendations to help achieve this.

Government Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement

The Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement published in January 2013 incorporates the Governments response to the Independent panel on Forestry’s Final Report. The policy is based around a clear hierarchy of priorities: protecting, improving and expanding our public and private woodland assets. A Woodland Policy Enabling Programme (WPEP) was developed as a joint DEFRA/Forestry Commission initiative that will oversee the delivery of the Government commitments set out in the Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement.

Woodland Policy Enabling Programme

The Woodland Policy Enabling Programme (WPEP) brings together the three main strands of work coming out of the Government’s forestry and woodlands policy statement:

 Setting up the new Public Forest Estate Management Organisation (PFEMO);  Considering the future of the Forestry Commission’s forestry functions;  Cross-border forestry services.

Appendix 5i. Priority Forestry Commission Lepidoptera sites in England by FC District 2012 CENTRAL SITE SITE Total Species FORMER FC SITE NAME GRADE GRADE Score change DISTRICT 2007 2012/13 2007-2012 Bardney Limewoods A A 0 Sherwood Bedford Purlieus B B 3 Northants Bishop's Wood A A 0 West Midlands Burnt Wood A A 0 West Midlands Cannock Chase A A 15 West Midlands Fermyn Woods and Titchmarsh Woods A A 0 Northants Fineshade Wood B B 0 Northants Hardwick & Sywell Wood A A 0 Northants Harry's Park A A 0 Northants Hazleborough Main block (includes, Bucknell, Hazleborough and Brackley hatch) A A 0 Northants Hugsett Wood C C 0 Sherwood Plumpton C C 0 Northants Salcey Forest A A 0 Northants Wakerley Great Wood B B 0 Northants Wellow Park C C 0 Sherwood West Wood C C 0 Northants Whistley Wood A A 0 Northants Whitfield A A 0 Northants Whitwell Wood B B 0 Sherwood Wicken Wood & Park Copse A A 0 Northants Yardley Chase A A 0 Northants EAST Abbots Wood A A 0 South East England Battle Great Wood C C 0 South East England Beckley Wood A A 0 South East England Bedgebury C C 0 South East England Bernwood Forest A A 0 South East England Burwash B B 0 South East England Chicksands Woods A B 116 Northants Clowes Wood A A 0 South East England College and Home Wood B B 0 Northants Cranwich Camp A A 0 East Anglia Darwell Wood B B 0 South East England Denge Wood A A 0 South East England Dunwich Forest A A 0 East Anglia Friston Forest A A 5 South East England Frosts Common B B 0 East Anglia Hills and Holes C C 0 East Anglia Homefield A A 0 South East England Horsford Wood C C 0 East Anglia Hurst Fen (Mildenhall) B B 0 East Anglia Kings Forest A A 0 East Anglia

EAST SITE SITE Total Species FORMER FC SITE NAME GRADE GRADE Score change DISTRICT 2007 2012/13 2007-2012 Maresfield (High and Park Wood) NB-Part disposal C C 0 South East England Marsham Wood C C 0 East Anglia Maulden Wood A A 0 Northants Orlestone Forest A A 0 South East England Potton Wood B B 0 Northants Rendlesham Forest A A 0 East Anglia Sheffield Forest C C 0 South East England St Leonards B B 0 South East England Tunstall Forest A A 0 East Anglia Washers & Dainty B B 0 Northants Wendover B B 0 South East England West Harling Woods A A 0 East Anglia West Toffs Pit C C 0 East Anglia Wilstead Wood B B 0 Northants NORTH Barrowfield & Honeybee Wood A A 0 North West Chopwell Woods C C 0 Kielder Dalton Crags A A 0 North West Fourlaws (Aid Moss) A A 0 Kielder Grizedale Forest A A 0 North West Hampsfield Fell A A 0 North West Hamsterley Forest C C 0 Kielder Harbottle and Holystone Burn C C 0 Kielder High Stand C C 0 North West Kielder Forest A A 0 Kielder

Underlaid A A 0 North West Whitbarrow A A 0 North West

SOUTH Alice Holt Forest C C 0 South East England Ampfield Wood B B 0 South East England Ashmore (formerly Stubhampton Bottom and Washers Pit) A A 0 New Forest Bouldnor Copse A A 0 South East England Bramshill C C 0 South East England Brighstone Forest B B 0 South East England

Charlton A B 15 South East England

Chiddingfold A A -45 South East England Combley Great Wood (Briddlesford Copses) B B 0 South East England Crowthorne Woods/Swinley Park B B 0 South East England Eartham Woods A B 15 South East England Firestone Copse C C 0 South East England

SOUTH SITE SITE Total Species SITE NAME GRADE GRADE Score change FORMER FC DISTRICT 2007 2012/13 2007-2012 Forest of Bere B B 0 South East England Grovely Wood A A 15 New Forest Hethfelton Wood B B 0 New Forest Houghton Wood A C 15 South East England Moreton A B 5 New Forest

New Forest (Church Place, Park Grounds, Pond Head, Brockishill, Busketts Lawn, Woodfidley Ride and Perrywood Hasley, New Copse, Holmsley, Wootton and Brownhills, Hawkhill & Parkhill) A A 0 New Forest Park & Queen Copse B C 5 New Forest Parkhurst Forest A A -15 South East England Rempstone B B 0 New Forest Stonedown A A 15 New Forest Vernditch A B 45 New Forest Wareham Forest A A 5 New Forest West Wood A A 0 South East England Whiteley Pastures (formally Botley Wood) A A 15 South East England

WEST Arley Wood C C 0 West Midlands Blackdown Forest A A -10 Peninsula Blakeridge Wood A A 0 West Midlands Bucknell Wood A A 0 West Midlands Cann Wood, Plym Forest A C 15 Peninsula Cookworthy A A 0 Peninsula Dunmere C C 0 Peninsula Dymock Woods A A 6 Forest of Dean Eastridge Wood C C 0 West Midlands

Forest of Dean (Drybrook Rd Station, Serridge Green, Linear Park, Moseley Green, Gorsty Knoll, Lightmoor Colliery, Plump Hill, Shake Mantle Quarry, Crabtree Hill, Clearwell Meend, Point Quarry, Bromley Hil Area, Wigpool). A A 5 Forest of Dean Forest of Dean (Highmeadow) A A 36 Forest of Dean Great Plantation A A 19 Peninsula Haldon Forest A A 0 Peninsula Haugh Wood A A 0 Forest of Dean Herrods Foot Woods A A 0 Peninsula Hopton Wood A A 0 West Midlands

WEST SITE SITE Total Species FORMER FC SITE NAME GRADE GRADE Score change DISTRICT 2007 2012/13 2007-2012 Lydford A A -5 Peninsula Mortimer Forest A A -1 West Midlands Nether Wood A A 0 Forest of Dean North Wood A A 13 Peninsula Oversley Wood A A -2 West Midlands

Purslow Wood A A -1 West Midlands Radnor and Bury Ditches A A 0 West Midlands Red Lodge Wood C B -8 Forest of Dean Ribbesford Wood A C 15 West Midlands Savernake Forest B B 0 Forest of Dean Shelve Woodland B B 0 West Midlands Shobdon (inc. Mere Hill and Sned) A A 0 West Midlands

Shrawley Wood B B 1 West Midlands Somerford Common A A 19 Forest of Dean Tidenham Chase Woods A C 15 Forest of Dean Waverley Wood & Weston Wood B B 1 West Midlands

Wigmore Rolls A A 15 West Midlands Wyre Forest A A 0 West Midlands

WESTONBIRT Westonbirt Arboretum B B 0 Glouc.

YORKSHIRE

Bishop Wood A A 0 North Yorkshire Moors

Bumble Wood A A 0 North Yorkshire Moors Cropton Forest & Newtondale A A 0 North Yorkshire Moors

Dalby Forest A A 1 North Yorkshire Moors

Harwood Dale Forest A A 0 North Yorkshire Moors

Langdale Forest A A 0 North Yorkshire Moors

Sneaton Forest A A 0 North Yorkshire Moors

LIGHT GREY = CHANGE IN PRIORITY SITE GRADE VERY LIGHT GREY = CHANGE IN SPECIES SCORE

Appendix 5ii. Priority Forestry Commission Lepidoptera sites in England by FC District 2012 associated maps and tables

Distribution map of the Priority Forestry Commission Lepidoptera sites in England 2013

Central Forest District Sherwood Pines Forest Park Edwinstowe Mansfield Notts NG21 9JL

Central District Strategy Sites

FDP Moth Butterfly Species Site Habitat FDP FDP Expiry BC Monitoring Designati Strategy Site Name County BC Branch FDP Name Review Grid Ref Area Moths 2012 Score Butterflies 2012 Score Score Grade Condition Notes 2012 Additional 2012-2017 Number Date Project 2012 on 2007 Date 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

Wood White, White Admiral, White- Regular Limewood management Bardney Part SSSI, 1229 (12 - Unfavourable, Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Bardney 61 29/10/2022 29/10/2017 TF120743 0 letter Hairstreak, Brown Hairstreak, 27 27 A meetings. Recording reports Limewoods NNR 61) recovering Black Hairstreak produced.

Historic records of Argent & Sable. A&S recorded after strategy was written. Welsh Clearwing recorded on part on Cannock Chase in 2005. SPBF SPBF Timed timed counts done annually . Need to Still being 2346 (23 - Argent & Sable, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dingy Cannock Chase Staffordshire West Midlands Cannock 1 31/03/2015 01/04/2007 counts SK000164 Part SSSI 16 20 36 A Favourable continue collaborative working here assessed 117) Welsh Clearwing Skipper annually (SITA Trust bid in preparation by Staffs WT in collaboration with partners including BC) so suggest 6 days per annum for the first 3 years as this area still has a way to go.

Species 351(4 - Bishop's Wood Staffordshire West Midlands North Staffs 3 20/12/2016 20/12/2011 SJ753312 N/A Argent & Sable 15 0 15 A Favourable A&S last record 2005 Survey 18)

Used to support a good variety of Identified as moths. Some species may still be national Unfavourable, Burnt Wood Staffordshire West Midlands North Staffs 3 20/12/2016 20/12/2011 SJ736352 Part SSSI 88 (1 - 4) Argent & Sable 15 0 15 A present. Identified as national monitoring site recovering monitoring site for Argent & Sable. for Argent A&S 2006&2005

Incorporat Dingy Skipper, White Admiral, es No active management, very poor ride Fermyn Woods and Rockingham WREN; 384 (4 - Grizzled Skipper, White-letter Unfavourable, Northants Beds & Northants 6 26/10/2016 31/03/2011 SP979835 Sudborou 0 18 18 A condition. Populations appear stable at Titchmarsh Woods Forest BIFFA 19) Hairstreak, Purple Emperor, Black declining gh Green this time Hairstreak SSSI

Rockingham 232 (2 - Unfavourable, Harry's Park Northants Beds & Northants 6 26/10/2016 31/03/2011 SP942873 N/A 0 Wood White, Black Hairstreak 20 20 A Forest 12) declining

Salcey Forest, Wood White, White Admiral, White- Historic records for Common Fan-foot, Part SSSI 496 (5 - Salcey Forest Northants Beds & Northants Yardley Chase 9 10/01/2018 09/01/2013 SP804511 0 letter Hairstreak, Silver-washed 23 23 A Favourable Heart moth & Square-spotted Clay. & NR 25) & West Fritillary, Black Hairstreak Wood White declining

Salcey Forest, Wood White, White Admiral, White- Yardley Chase Northants Beds & Northants Yardley Chase 9 10/01/2018 09/01/2013 SITA SP847529 Part SSSI 143 (1 - 7) Heart Moth 3 22 25 A Favourable letter Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak & West

Hardwick & Sywell Sywell & Unfavourable, Not recently visited for Lepidoptera Northants Beds & Northants 8 31/03/2017 SITA SP827696 N/A 137 (1 - 7) 0 Wood White, White Admiral 16 16 A Wood Hardwick declining survey

Whittlewood Wood White, White Admiral, White- Unfavourable, Whitfield Bucks Upper Thames 12 11/12/2018 13/12/2013 SP642392 N/A 38 (0 - 2) 0 21 21 A Forest letter Hairstreak declining

Hazleborough Main block (includes, Whittlewood 590 (6 - Wood White, White Admiral, Purple Unfavourable, Bucknell, Northants Beds & Northants 12 11/12/2018 13/12/2013 SP651429 N/A Concolorous 1 19 20 A Forest 30) Emperor declining Hazleborough and Brackley hatch)

Whittlewood Unfavourable, Whistley Wood Northants Beds & Northants 12 11/12/2018 13/12/2013 SP610415 N/A 74 (1 -4) 0 Wood White, White Admiral 18 18 A Forest declining

Wicken Wood & Whittlewood Wood White, White Admiral, White- Unfavourable, Northants Beds & Northants 12 11/12/2018 13/12/2013 SP731401 N/A 99 (1 - 5) 0 22 22 A Park Copse Forest letter Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak declining

Central District Strategy Sites

FDP Moth Butterfly Species Site Habitat FDP FDP Expiry BC Monitoring Designati Strategy Site Name County BC Branch FDP Name Review Grid Ref Area Moths 2012 Score Butterflies 2012 Score Score Grade Condition Notes 2012 Additional 2012-2017 Number Date Project 2012 on 2007 Date 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

Historic records Barred Tooth-striped, White-letter Hairstreak, White Peterborough WREN; 207 (2 - Unfavourable, Chalk Carpet, Argent & Sable, Bedford Purlieus Cambridgeshire Cambs & Essex 4 31/03/2016 TL040995 SSSI Concolorous 6 Admiral, Black Hairstreak, Silver- 8 14 B woods BIFFA 10) recoverin Bordered Gothic, Four-spotted, White- washed Fritillary spotted Pinion

Rockingham 497 (5 - White Admiral, Grizzled Skipper, Fineshade Wood Northants Beds & Northants 6 26/10/2016 31/03/2011 SP987984 N/A Concolorous 1 11 12 B Forest 25) White-letter Hairstreak

Wakerley Great Rockingham 262 (3 - Dingy Skipper, White Admiral, Unfavourable, Northants Beds & Northants 6 26/10/2016 31/03/2011 SP956977 N/A 0 13 13 B Wood Forest 13) Grizzled Skipper declining

170 (2 - Dingy Skipper, White-letter Whitwell Wood Derbyshire Peak District Whitwell 23 31/03/2016 14/04/2008 SK523782 N/A 0 8 8 B Favourable Dingy Skipper population declining 9) Hairstreak

Salcey Forest, Historic records for Grizzled Skipper & West Wood Bedfordshire Beds & Northants Yardley Chase 9 10/01/2018 09/01/2013 ?Transect SP992625 N/A 83 (1 - 4) 0 White Admiral 3 3 C Favourable species found on adjacent site & West

Unfavourable, Wellow Park Notts Notts Wellow Park 29 31/03/2017 11/01/2007 SK684672 SSSI 130 (1 - 7) 0 White-letter Hairstreak 3 3 C recoverin

Whittlewood Plumpton Northants Beds & Northants 12 11/12/2018 13/12/2013 SP602495 N/A 61 (1 - 3) 0 White Admiral 3 3 C Favourable Forest

34 (0.3 - Hugsett Wood South Yorkshire Yorkshire SE304067 N/A 0 White-letter Hairstreak 3 3 C 2)

East Forest District Santon Downham Brandon Suffolk IP27 0TJ

East District Strategy Sites FDP Moth Butterfly Species Site Habitat FDP FDP Expiry BC Monitoring Designation Strategy Site Name County BC Branch FDP Name Review Grid Ref Area Moths 2012 Score Butterflies 2012 Score Score Grade Condition Notes 2012 Additional 2012-2017 Number Date Project 2012 2007 Date 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 Very good status. Can Stuart Sutton Historic Common Fan-foot. implement firewood scallops as a Reintroduced Pearl-bordered Pearl-bordered Fritillary, compensatory effect for loss of conifer Fritillary.Record numbers of Pearl- 353 (4 - Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dingy Unfavourable, clearfells over time? Stuart needs Abbots Wood Sussex Sussex Abbots Wood 20 31/03/2014 31/03/2019 TQ566077 N/A 0 44 44 A bordered Fritillary in 2011 following 18) Skipper, White Admiral, Grizzled recovering support at the strategic level for this reintroduction. The success (and Skipper, Silver-washed Fritil approach. This is a focal site given the publicity) has inspired other local failure of other reintroduction sites in initiatives. respect of PBF. This wood will be a key area in the South Improved since last assessment. SITA East Woods Project. Probably the best bid implemented. Ride network South Clay Fan-foot , Scarce Merveille 193 (2 - White Admiral, Grizzled Skipper, Unfavourable, site for moth diversity in the country. enhanced. Grizzled skipper still present. Beckley Wood Sussex Sussex High Weald 13 07/01/2019 07/01/2014 East Monitoring TQ858220 N/A du Jour, Olive Cresent, Waved 21 30 30 A 10) Silver-washed Fritillary no change Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site. Establishing an ongoing ride Woods Carpet, White-line Snout Grizzled Skipper declining. CFF&OC management regime. Needs more records 2005 survey input.

Rides still a key issue i.e. too grassy in Bernwood - Branch volunteer group involved. composition. Heavy deer impact across Upper Shabbington, 467 (5 - White Admiral, Grizzled Skipper, Unfavourable, Monitoring by transect, Joint Berwood Bernwood Forest Oxfordshire 18 31/07/2015 01/08/2010 Transect SP614107 SSSI & FNR Common Fan-foot 5 19 19 A site. BBOWT have received WREN Thames Waterperry, 23) Brown Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak recovering Biodiversity area. Forester also award on their adjoining land. Blackthorn Chinkwell recorded2006-2009 management is reasonable.

PBF declining. Monitoring by transects & Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl- Argent & Sable, Common Fan- timed counts. New scallops creating bordered Fritillary, Wood White, Beds & Greensand foot, Clay Fan-foot, White-line Unfavourable, suitable habitat for 9 UKBAP Priority Chicksands Woods Bedfordshire 13 06/03/2016 TL098398 N/A 114 (1 - 6) 63 Dingy Skipper, White Admiral, 65 128 A Northants Ridge Snout, Waved Carpet, Drab recovering species. Wood White stronghold and Grizzled Skipper, Brown Hairstreak, looper, Coleophora wockeella confirmed records in other FC sites Purple Emper outside this woodland. BC project officer lost. Survey and report has been undertaken. Annual survey and Former Drab Looper site (1980). Timed Adjacent to 236 (2 - Unfavourable, report is a necessity. Needs vigilance Clowes Wood Kent Kent Clowes Wood 16 TR128631 0 Heath Fritillary 15 15 A Monitoring by timed counts. Continue counts SSSI 12) recovering following initial management. Must keep collaborative habitat management work. a watch on Cow wheat distribution and density.

Barred Tooth-striped, Lunar Favourable, Very important site for moths in general. Cranwich Camp Norfolk Norfolk Mundford 4 31/03/2023 01/04/2018 20 Dingy Skipper 5 25 A Yellow Underwing improving Historic records for Grizzled Skipper

Much improved. Part of landscape-scale project. Still covered by Dukes on the Kent North Skipper spp. numbers declining. Duke of Edge Project. Landfill tax funding applied South Downs - 302 (3 - Duke of Burgundy, Dingy Skipper, Burgundy population increase 600% to site adding to earlier works. Continues Denge Wood Kent Kent 15 15/11/2022 East Transect TR098505 N/A 0 25 25 A Favourable. Denge/Eggring 15) Grizzled Skipper (since 2007). Drab Looper recorded to improve. Volunteer input on the Bonzai Woods e 2004 bank. Concerns over key ride ownership and future management regime. A key connectivity site.

514 (5 - Buttoned Snout, Square-spotted Silver-studded Blue, White Admiral, Unfavourable, Dunwich Forest Suffolk Suffolk Dunwich 30 31/03/2017 01/04/2012 TM462715 N/A 10 11 21 A 26) clay White-letter Hairstreak recoverin

Dingy Skipper, White Admiral, Add chalkhill blue, small blue, silver Farmer reporting 'clouds of blues' in South Downs - (part) 850 (9 - White-line Snout , Barred Tooth- Grizzled Skipper, White-letter spotted skipper. HLS agreement on the Friston Forest Sussex Sussex 6 31/03/2014 31/03/2019 Transect TV542999 N/A 13 15 28 A Favourable 2011; Chalkhill, Adonis, Silver-studded Friston HLS 43) striped, Olive Cresent Hairstreak, Dark Green Fritillary, Gallops with management of this 80 ha and Small blue, Olive cresent 2009 Silver-washed Fritillary sub-unit secured.

Dingy Skipper, White Admiral, Moving in the right direction. Branch input Upper Unfavourable, Homefield Bucks Chilterns FDP 17 30/03/2017 31/03/2012 Transect SU807870 N/A 99 (1 - 5) Square-spotted Clay 5 Grizzled Skipper, White-letter 16 21 A 1999 record for Striped Lychnis on top of FE efforts helping to deliver the Thames recovering Hairstreak fine detail.

Annual 2333 (23 - Annual survey for Basil Thyme Case- Kings Forest Suffolk Suffolk Kings 13 31/03/2016 05/08/2011 TL818741 SSSI/SPA Basil Thyme Case-bearer 15 Dingy Skipper, Grayling 10 25 A Favourable survey 117) bearer

Beds & Greensand Wood White, Grayling, White-letter Historic records for Lunar Yellow Maulden Wood Bedfordshire 13 06/03/2016 TL068386 SSSI 183 (2 - 9) 0 21 21 A Favourable Northants Ridge Hairstreak Underwing and Sword-grass

Neighbouring Burnt Oak Wood has good Kent Low Scarce Merveille du Jour, White- A key moth site historically. Removal of White Admiral, Grizzled Skipper, numbers of Silver-washed Fritillary and Downs - 320 (3 - line Snout, Clay Fan-foot, White- too much conifer is an issue here with Orlestone Forest Kent Kent 14 20/08/2015 20/08/2010 TQ982352 SSSI 15 Purple Emperor, Silver-washed 10 25 A Favourable occ. Purple Emperor. Historic records of Orlestone 16) banded carpet, Triangle, Sciota desire for conifer retention. Winter birch Fritillary Dark Crimson Underwing, Orange Forest hostilis mulching is likely to benefit moths. Upperwing, Buttoned Snout

1426 (14 - Rendlesham Forest Suffolk Suffolk Rendlesham 32 31/03/2018 31/08/2013 TM340497 SSSI/SPA Lunar Yellow Underwing 15 Grayling, White Admiral 8 23 A 71)

Lunar Yellow Underwing, 942 (9 - Tunstall Forest Suffolk Suffolk Tunstall 31 31/03/2017 31/03/2012 TM388543 SSSI/SPA Square-spotted Clay, Bedstraw 21 Grayling, White Admiral 8 29 A Favourable 47) Hawk-moth

West Harling 963 (10 - White Admiral, Grizzled Skipper, Unfavourable, Norfolk Norfolk Harling 11 31/03/2014 01/04/2019 WREN TL965839 SSSI/SPA Basil Thyme Case-bearer 15 11 26 A Historic records for Dingy Skipper Woods 48) White-letter Hairstreak recoverin

East District Strategy Sites

FDP Moth Butterfly Species Site Habitat FDP FDP Expiry BC Monitoring Designation Strategy Site Name County BC Branch FDP Name Review Grid Ref Area Moths 2012 Score Butterflies 2012 Score Score Grade Condition Notes 2012 Additional 2012-2017 Number Date Project 2012 2007 Date 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

South Stuart Sutton has improved 275 (3 - Unfavourable, Burwash Sussex Sussex High Weald 13 07/01/2019 07/01/2014 East TQ669216 N/A 0 White Admiral, Grizzled Skipper 8 8 B Part surveyed 2000 management. DH to check Steve 14) no change Woods Wheatley's report.

College and Home Beds & Greensand White Admiral, White-letter Bedfordshire 13 06/03/2016 TL141464 N/A 70 (1 - 4) 0 7 7 B Favourable Wood Northants Ridge Hairstreak, Silver-washed Fritillary

South Potential for greater liaison between FE Adjacent to Unfavourable, Site status OK for the species it Darwell Wood Sussex Sussex High Weald 13 07/01/2019 07/01/2014 East TQ699199 144 (1 - 7) 0 Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper 14 14 B & Southern Water. Former Pearl- SSSI no change supports. Woods bordered Fritillary site.

565 (6 - White Admiral, White-letter Unfavourable, Frosts Common Norfolk Norfolk Hockham 6 31/03/2014 01/04/2019 TL945931 SSSI/SPA 0 6 6 B 26) Hairstreak recoverin

Hurst Fen 388 (4 - White Admiral, White-letter Suffolk Suffolk Mildenhall 12 31/03/2021 TL732750 SSSI/SPA Barred Tooth-striped 5 6 11 B Favourable (Mildenhall) 19) Hairstreak

Beds & BMS White-letter Hairstreak, Silver- Potton Wood Bedfordshire Potton Wood 11 06/08/2014 TL250501 SSSI 95 (1 - 5) White-spotted Pinion 5 4 9 B Favourable BMS Transect Northants Transect washed Fritillary

No SSB remain on site. Grizzled skipper Upper 244 (2 - Silver-studded Blue, Grizzled Unfavourable, doing well. Heathy woodland corridors St Leonards Bucks High Weald 13 07/01/2019 07/01/2014 TQ214309 Part SSSI 0 10 10 B Thames 12) Skipper recovering and rhododendron removal have added to the sites value for lepidoptera.

Beds & Greensand White Admiral, White-letter Washers & Dainty Bedfordshire 13 06/03/2016 SP993315 N/A 42 (0 - 2) 0 6 6 B Favourable Northants Ridge Hairstreak

Current species are under threat. DoB may have been lost from the localised site at Dancersend. BBOWT are doing a lot of work. FE concerrns over economic Upper 398 (4 - Grizzled Skipper, Purple Emperor, Wendover Bucks Chilterns FDP 17 30/03/2017 31/03/2012 SP888085 N/A 0 7 7 B Favourable liabilities. This will require a site visit to Thames 20) Silver-washed Fritillary find a way forward. Email from local volunteer RE: decline of GS and lack of scrub management. Replied and suggested Neal A-C

Beds & Greensand White Admiral, White-letter Unfavourable, Wilstead Wood Bedfordshire 13 06/03/2016 TL072425 N/A 62 (1 - 3) 0 6 6 B Northants Ridge Hairstreak no change

South Unfavourable, Battle Great Wood Sussex Sussex High Weald 13 07/01/2019 07/01/2014 East TQ768158 N/A 186 (2 - 9) 0 Grayling 5 5 C recovering Woods

892 (9 - Unfavourable, Bedgebury Kent Kent High Weald 13 07/01/2019 07/01/2014 TQ725329 N/A 0 Grizzled Skipper 5 5 C 45) no change

Unfavourable, Hills and Holes North Norfolk Norfolk Hockham 6 31/03/2014 01/04/2019 TL959910 N/A 147 (1 - 7) 0 White Admiral 3 3 C recoverin

245 (2 - Unfavourable, Travellers on site have caused decline in Horsford Wood North Norfolk Norfolk Horsford 24 31/03/2016 01/04/2011 TG198182 N/A 0 Silver-studded Blue 5 5 C 12) recoverin past

Maresfield (High White Admiral, Silver-washed Unfavourable, High Wood disposed of pre-2010 but Sussex Sussex High Weald 13 07/01/2019 07/01/2014 TQ420263 N/A 120 (1 - 6) 0 4 4 C and Park Wood) Fritillary declining Park Wood still PFE managed

18 (0.2 - Marsham Wood Norfolk Norfolk TG175240 N/A 0 Silver-studded Blue 5 5 C 1)

Weald Forest Ridge Project provided habitat enhancement funds and localised Sheffield Forest Sussex Sussex High Weald 13 07/01/2019 07/01/2014 TQ435266 N/A 78 (1 - 4) 0 White Admiral 3 3 C Favourable coppice and corridor enhancement work undertaken

3027 (30 - Unfavourable, Unfavourable, declining due to West Toffs Pit Norfolk Norfolk Lynford 5 31/03/2023 01/04/2018 WREN TL826906 SSSI/SPA 0 Dingy Skipper 5 5 C 151) declining motorbikes

North District Eals Burn Bellingham Hexham Northumberland NE48 2HP

North District Strategy Sites

FDP FDP Moth Butterfly Species Site Habitat FDP Monitoring Designation Strategy Site Name County BC Branch FDP Name Expiry Review BC Project Grid Ref Area Moths 2012 Score Butterflies 2012 Score Score Grade Condition Notes 2012 Additional 2012-2017 Number 2012 2007 Date Date 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 Data refer to Scout Scar on eastern Morecambe Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small edge of Barrowfield wood. Monitoring by Barrowfield & North West Timed counts Adjacent to Unfavourable, Cumbria Barrowfield 0 04/12/2022 05/12/2017 Bay SD479907 138 (1 - 7) 0 Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Northern 36 36 A timed counts on Scout Scar. Surveyed in Honeybee Wood (Cumbria) on Scout Scar SSSI recovering Limestones Brown Argus, Dark Green Fritillary 2011 for PBF HBF fritillary butterflies. None recorded. High Brown Fritillary, Pearl- Morecambe North West bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl- Unfavourable, Dalton Crags Cumbria Dalton Crags 52 18/03/2023 18/03/2018 Bay Transect SD549767 SSSI 119 (1 - 6) 0 46 46 A Monitored by transect (Cumbria) bordered Fritillary, Dark Green recovering Limestones Fritillary Surveyed for linking habitat in 2013/14. Fourlaws (Aid North East Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Unfavourable, Northumbs Fourlaws 119 15/04/2017 15/04/2012 0 20 20 A Possible connectivity work 14/15. PBF Moss) England Large Heath recoverin and HBF planned survey work in 2014.

Several possible sightings of High Brown High Brown Fritillary, Small Pearl- Fritillary in 2005. Planning co-ordinated North West 2442 (24 - Grizedale Forest Cumbria Grizedale 18 22/07/2018 22/07/2013 SD331943 N/A 0 bordered Fritillary, Dark Green 32 32 A Favourable survey work with branch summer 2012, (Cumbria) 122) Fritillary as part of a larger survey around the Linsty Hall Wood site.

Records from Hampsfield Allotment, Hampsfield Fell - Bishops Allotment support High Brown Fritillary. Northern Survey work in 2013/14. HBF refound at Brown Argus records were from China plantation and 1 km further north Hampsfield Fell. Monitoring by timed during Extensive survey work in High Brown Fritillary, Pearl- counts. Surveyed in 2011 for PBF HBF Eggerslack & Morecambe grizedale, in summer 2013 on bike, and North West Timed Count 45 (0.5 - bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl- fritillary butterflies. Low numbers of HBF Hampsfield Fell Cumbria Hampsfield 40 11/09/2016 11/10/2012 Bay SD406792 LPP 0 51 51 A Favourable in cars with small volunteer team. (Cumbria) 2004 2) bordered Fritillary, Dark Green seen. 2012 plan to co-ordinate Allotment Limestones Subsequent management programme Fritillary, Northern Brown Argus management accross this whole drawn up and submitted to FC. Plans for landscape, working with small woodland more survey work in 2014 with wider owners, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, FC to forests surveyed for habitat. bring good woodland management for butterflies with Eggerslack wood central to it. 60430 Potential habitat for Dingy Skipper on North East Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Unfavourable, Transect volunteers set up by Dave Kielder Forest* Northumbs Deadwater 103 28/07/2021 28/07/2016 Transect NY651853 Part SSSI (604 - 0 21 21 A rides but no current records. Monitoring England Large Heath, Dark Green Fritillary recoverin Wainwright in April 2014. 3022) by transect 60430 Potential habitat for Dingy Skipper on North East Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Unfavourable, Kielder Forest* Northumbs Humble Hill 110 28/07/2021 28/07/2016 Transect NY651853 Part SSSI (604 - 0 21 21 A rides but no current records. Monitoring England Large Heath, Dark Green Fritillary recoverin 3022) by transect 60430 Potential habitat for Dingy Skipper on North East Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Unfavourable, Kielder Forest* Northumbs Kershope 1 17/07/2021 17/07/2016 Transect NY651853 Part SSSI (604 - 0 21 21 A rides but no current records. Monitoring England Large Heath, Dark Green Fritillary recoverin 3022) by transect 60430 Potential habitat for Dingy Skipper on North East Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Unfavourable, Kielder Forest* Northumbs Lewisburn 104 28/07/2021 28/07/2016 Transect NY651853 Part SSSI (604 - 0 21 21 A rides but no current records. Monitoring England Large Heath, Dark Green Fritillary recoverin 3022) by transect

Work done here 1. on north eastern ridge making 200m long connective ride with glades over limestone pavement. Looks great:-) monitoring planned in 2014 for PBF and HBF 2. Further Work in planning for 1.5 Ha area around the old 60430 Potential habitat for Dingy Skipper on North East South Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Unfavourable, quarry area. 3. plans to improve the Kielder Forest* Northumbs 108 28/07/2021 28/07/2016 Transect NY651853 Part SSSI (604 - 0 21 21 A rides but no current records. Monitoring England Reservoir Large Heath, Dark Green Fritillary recoverin lower area of transect submitted for 3022) by transect 13/14 but ran out of time, will be resubmitted. 4. fenceline cut for new fence to secure footpath, path widened to include ride, plans to get mown regularly to creat open sunny are linking glades.

Butterfly data and Transect refers to adjoining Beetham Fell (Dallam Tower Estate). Transect started on Bettham Transect High Brown Fritillary, Pearl- Morecambe Fell 2005. Working with FC to bring North West started on bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl- Unfavourable, Underlaid Cumbria Underlaid 36 15/04/2023 15/04/2018 Bay SD482793 SSSI 132 (1 - 7) 0 50 50 A some co-ordinated management with (Cumbria) Bettham Fell bordered Fritillary, Northern Brown recovering Limestones this wood and Dallam Tower Estate 2005. Argus woods at Beetham Fell SSSI. Looking at connectivity work in the wood for 2012/13 Helping to plan a co-ordinated landscape approach to ride and glade managent High Brown Fritillary, Pearl- here, co-ordinating with Cumbria Morecambe bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl- North West 445 (4 - Branch, Township Plantation, Whitbarrow Cumbria Whitbarrow 0 06/03/2021 06/03/2016 Bay Transect SD451864 SSSI 0 bordered Fritillary, Duke of 67 67 A Favourable (Cumbria) 22) Landowners of Crossthwaite, FC and Limestones Burgundy, Northern Brown Argus, local woodland owners to produce Dark Green Fritillary, Silv connectivity for HBF, PBF and Duke across the north of Whitbarrow

South District The Queen’s House Lyndhurst Hampshire SO43 7NH

Wood Ampfield

South District Strategy Sites

FDP FDP Moth Butterfly Species Site ScoreC Habitat Strategy Site FDP Monitoring Designati County BC Branch FDP Name Expiry Review BC Project Grid Ref Area Moths 2012 Score Butterflies 2012 Score Score Grade hange Condition Notes 2012 Additional 2012-2017 Name Number 2012 on 2007 Date Date 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

Only has drab looper now on early Key site for Argent & Sable and Drab succession habitat. Scrub management Ashmore (formerly Dingy Skipper, White Admiral, Looper. Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary a key focus. CE on board with Stubhampton Argent & Sable, Drab Grizzled Skipper, Dark Green Dorset Dorset Ashmore 210 19/10/2014 ST904156 N/A 167 (2 - 8) 30 15 45 A 0 Favourable site despite management. Other species management. Favourable condition and Bottom and Looper Fritillary, Silver-washed still declining. Potential Barberry Carpet stable but CE requires more resource for Washer's Pit) Fritillary, site. future scrub management/coppice working regime. Small PBF no longer present in local landscape. Significant removal of conifer Failed reintroduction of Reddish Buff. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Unfavourable, recently with 14 ha of heathland created Bouldnor Copse Hampshire Hants & IOW IOW 1 18/12/2017 18/12/2012 SZ381902 Part SSSI 105 (1 - 5) 0 20 20 A 0 Reddish Buff 2002-2011 recorded Grizzled Skipper recovering now under Willdife Trust management. (Cranmore) Grizzled skipper likely to be present. No small PBF's now.

Adjacent to good quality downland site & Duke of Burgundy at Heyshott Common. intact landscape. Ride network with very Dingy Skipper, Grizzled DH to set up site meeting in relation to South Downs Dukes on 1005 (10 - good numbers of Drab Looper 2013, plus Charlton Sussex Sussex 6 31/08/2023 31/08/2018 SU905154 N/A Drab Looper 15 Skipper, Silver-washed 11 26 A 15 Favourable FDP review. Could make an extension 2 the Edge 50) Dingy & Grizzled Skipper. Some Fritillary inrelation to DoB project. Linkage to NIA potential PBF habitat if woodland edge project though not part of. could be worked more.

5 year scallop report now produced by WEA. General management principle are important. Need a 2-sided summary as per Denge DoB project. All species on target list have benefitted from scallop ceation programme bar small PBF and Wood White, Dingy Skipper, PBF extinct, possibly with occasional PBF - considered lost from site as of Common Fan-foot, Clay White Admiral, Grizzled unauthorised releases. Wood white is summer 2012. These species no longer South East Transect & 891 (9 - Fan-foot, White-line Snout, Unfavourable, Chiddingfold Surrey Surrey Chiddingfold 8 24/04/2013 24/04/2013 SU999335 Part SSSI 48 Skipper, Brown Hairstreak, 35 83 A -45 main priority and has repsonded well to the focus of woodland management as a Woods timed counts 45) Waved Carpet, Drab recoverin Purple Emperor, Silver- scallop regime. Monitoring by transects consequence. Moth list needs reviewing. looper, Coleophora woc washed Fritillary & timed counts Argent and Sable gone. From now on wood white must be established as the focal species. SITA project for Wokeilla moth implemented by BC. Chiddingfold not a priority for PBF re-establishment at present. A key site in the West Weald Landscape Partnership Project.

Need to add drab looper as a priority species. Natural recolonisation of PBF underway from Rewell but in 2010 died Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site, out. Ranger needs strategic support to Natural recolonisation 2010, lost by 2012 do more ride management. This is South Downs South East 260 (3 - Striped Lychnis, Drab Unfavourable, Eartham Woods Sussex Sussex 6 31/08/2023 31/08/2023 SU945114 N/A 20 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 21 A 15 due to lack of targetd management. necessary to facilitate an expansion and 2 Woods 13) Looper no change Recorded in adjacent private woodland. establishment of PBF. DoB on nearby Waved Carpet (1978), land. Need to do work to encourage PBF, DoB and drab looper permanent occupation. Send a stock map to Tony Davis (BC Moth Conservation Officer).

Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site PBF re-released. DoB present plus drab Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Duke however, Pearl-bordered Fritillary looper. Management moving in the right of Burgundy, Dingy Skipper, undocumented reintroduction in 2009, direction. L-T management of chalk Dukes on Adjacent 280 (3 - Narrow-bordered Bee Grizzled Skipper, Purple Grovely Wood Wiltshire Wiltshire Grovely 217 19/10/2014 SU022346 20 43 63 A 15 Favourable still present 2013. Favourable grassland pockets to be discussed . the Edge to SSSI 14) Hawk-moth, Drab Looper Emperor, Dark Green management of ride edges, Duke of Favourable and stable with annual Fritillary, Silver-washed Burgundy struggling. BC also involved corridor management programme in Fritillary with adjacent privately owned woodland. place.

PBF now colonising. Already has white admiral and grizzled skipper. Advise moving from a grade C to A. Need to Pearl-bordered Fritillary natural South Downs South East 233 (2 - Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Unfavourable, maintain ride management programme. Houghton wood Sussex Sussex 6 31/08/2023 31/08/2023 SU992114 N/A 0 20 20 A 15 recolonisation 2011, still present 2012. 2 Woods 12) Grizzled Skipper recovering JD to visit Houghton with Ranger and Urgent targeted management needed. encourage a continuation of beneficial corridor management. DH willing to apply for funding at direction of FE.

Similar prognosis to Wareham main block concerning SSB. Road edge Part SSSI, 411(4 - Silver-studded Blue, Grayling, Key area for DM, retaining small sallow management in underway for Dingy Moreton Dorset Dorset Purbeck 14 31/01/2024 31/01/2019 SY815913 Dingy Mocha 5 13 18 A 5 Favourable SPA,SAC 21) White Admiral growth in the open areas. mocha removing gorse and other competitive species to favout young sallow and willow.

South District Strategy Sites

FDP FDP Moth Butterfly Species Site ScoreC Habitat Strategy Site FDP Monitoring Designati County BC Branch FDP Name Expiry Review BC Project Grid Ref Area Moths 2012 Score Butterflies 2012 Score Score Grade hange Condition Notes 2012 Additional 2012-2017 Name Number 2012 on 2007 Date Date 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

2011 a good year for PBF and mnagement moving sites in the right Also many other notable moth species direction. Many sites subject to (See Green (2000) The Status of overgrazing but SSB doing ok. Shoulder Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Dark & Light Crimson Lepidoptera in the New Forest). striped clover - feeds on open moorland, Bolderwood & 26781 Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Silver- South East Part SSSI, Underwings, Scarce Monitoring by transect. PBF doing well geographically restricted. Dingy mocha New Forest* Hampshire Hants & IOW Burley Wak 8 31/01/2017 Transect SU272078 (268 - 17 studded Blue, Grayling, White 49 66 A 0 Favourable Woods SPA,SAC Merveille du Jour, White- throughout forest with expansion of subject of ongoing concern due to Inclosures 1339) Admiral, Grizzled Skipper, line Snout, Dingy Mocha range in 2011, but Small Pearl-bordered grazing, survives at a low level. Dark Green Fritillary Fritillary still restricted to 3 small Woodland management in NF excellent. colonies. Small PBF - concerns with. Remains at low numbers and not responding like PBFs to wider management regime.

Landfill project planned foloowing DoB project conclusion. To take in Holmsley Enclosure, Wooton Coopice and Roydon Woods (HWT). Could expand this work into Broadley Inc. Small PBF needs Also many other notable moth species wetter conditions than PBF i.e. open (See Green (2000) The Status of tussock grassland with violets in sward. Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Dark & Light Crimson Lepidoptera in the New Forest). Project to seek NPA buy-in as well. 26781 Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Silver- New Forest South East Part SSSI, Underwings, Scarce Monitoring by transect. PBF doing well Intention for 2 winters of work. New Forest* Hampshire Hants & IOW 0 Transect SU272078 (268 - 17 studded Blue, Grayling, White 49 66 A 0 Favourable Open Forest Woods SPA,SAC Merveille du Jour, White- throughout forest with expansion of Anticipated start during winter 2013/14. 1339) Admiral, Grizzled Skipper, line Snout, Dingy Mocha range in 2011, but Small Pearl-bordered DH to arrange meeting. FE to provide a Dark Green Fritillary Fritillary still restricted to 3 small letter of support. DH not aware of other colonies. interventions being required. 2012 PBF status weather related. Will re-visit in 2013. DH would ideally like Holmsley surveyed. DH to organise meeting for 2013 PBF survey to include FE staff and branch staff.

Reddish Buff (1999), historic records of PBF likely lost from site. No recent Orange Upperwing. Monitoring by timed confirmed sightings. Confusing 3 years counts. Increased management (from White Admiral, Grizzled with Glanville establishment following its BC advice) due to new forester and Isle of South East Timed 394 (4 - Skipper, White-letter Favourable, Northward expansion. Parkhurst has Parkhurst Forest Hants & IOW IOW 1 18/12/2017 18/12/2012 SZ473909 Part SSSI Common Fan-foot 5 12 17 A -15 woodland officer. Pearl-bordered Fritillary Wight Woods counts 20) Hairstreak, Dark Green improving seen some significant forest extinct since 2010 - no confirmed Fritillary management in past few years after a records since. Management improving lull. Ride management needs to be too late, would require step change in tweaked to comprise a rotational system. management to support reintroduction.

Silver-studded Blue, Grayling, Open glades and ride edges under Stonedown Dorset Dorset Stonedown 211 19/10/2014 ST994204 N/A 107 (1 - 5) Drab Looper 15 White Admiral, Grizzled 18 33 A 15 Favourable positive management but site demands Skipper additional resources.

Drab Looper present in good numbers Pealr-bordered Fritillary, Duke In good condition. Could benefit from 2012. Pealr-bordered Fritillary and Duke of Burgundy, White Admiral, grazing in the L-T. Colin Elford on-board South East of Burgundy both recorded in 2012 of Vernditch Wiltshire Wiltshire Vernditch 212 19/10/2014 SU037211 N/A 119 (1 - 6) Drab Looper 15 Grizzled Skipper, Dark Green 40 55 A 45 Favourable with rotational scrub cutting. CE keen to Woods unknown origin, but some suitable Fritillary, Silver-washed expand positive management of ride habitat present. Historic Barred-toothed Fritillary network. Striped records.

Stable condition according to Wildlife Ranger. Grazing regime initiated. Better monitoring a necessity and could prove a future lepidoptera research site. SSB population has dissipated across to take Speckled Footman records confidential. advantage of new open habitat creation. Dingy Mocha, Speckled Silver Studded Blue declining. Barberry Part SSSI, 1542 (15 - Silver-studded Blue, Dingy Mowing regime enacted end June/start Wareham Forest Dorset Dorset Purbeck 14 31/01/2024 31/01/2019 SY893921 Footman, Reed Leopard, 16 15 31 A 5 Favourable Carpet occurs on France Firs. SPA,SAC 77) Skipper, Grayling July on humid heath/edge of wet heath Barberry Carpet Established Barberry Hedgerow at ride edges to maintain short sward France Firs. habitat. Speckled footman moth a priority - bare earth habitat creation programme in process for generic inverts plus moth specific habitat management i.e. removal of gorse and hemlock from key areas.

Dingy Skipper, White Admiral, Hampshire Drab Looper , White-line Grizzled Skipper, Purple 251 (3 - Unfavourable, Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site. DH to check species lists. Unfavourable West Wood Hampshire Hants&IOW Downs - West 4 30/12/2017 17/12/2013 Transect SU429298 N/A Snout, Barred Tooth- 23 Emperor, Dark Green 16 39 A 0 13) recovering Monitoring by transect recovering condition. Wood striped Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary

Need to ensure that canopy over 2009 PBF recorded on this former site in and 2011 coppice coupes removed and 2010, 2011 and 2012, possible release that cycle is continued. To arrange Dingy Skipper, White Admiral, or long-distance dispersal from New meeting between Simon James and DH Whiteley Pastures Bere - Botley Wood Grizzled Skipper, Purple Forest. New management underway with South East 201 (2 - Unfavourable, to view site improvements. Send Sue (formally Botley Hampshire Hants & IOW Whiteley 3 17/12/2018 17/12/2013 1 & 2 SU536104 SSSI White-line Snout 3 Emperor, Silver-washed 30 33 A 15 good habitat potential - needs monitoring. Woods 10) declining Clarkes report to DH. Scale and scope of Wood) Pastures transects Fritillary, Pearl-bordered Histortic records for Scarce Merveille du coppice to be reviewed. Canopy Fritillary Jour, Argent & Sable, Common Fan-foot clearance critical. Corridors are much & Orange Upperwing. Monitoring by improved. New ponds add diversity in transect respect of fringing vegetation.

South District Strategy Sites

FDP FDP Moth Butterfly Species Site ScoreC Habitat Strategy Site FDP Monitoring Designati County BC Branch FDP Name Expiry Review BC Project Grid Ref Area Moths 2012 Score Butterflies 2012 Score Score Grade hange Condition Notes 2012 Additional 2012-2017 Name Number 2012 on 2007 Date Date 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

Hampshire Access issues. Transect issues. Deer White Admiral, Purple Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site. Downs - 380 (4 - Unfavourable, management problematic. Invasive Ampfield Wood Hampshire Hants & IOW 4 31/12/2012 31/12/2012 Transect SU404245 N/A Broad Bordered Bee Hawk 1 Emperor, Silver-washed 6 6 B 0 Purple Emperor declining. Monitoring by Ampfields & 19) recovering species removal underway i.e. Fritillary transect Windmills rhododendron. Unfavourable recovering.

Glanville fritillary now present in Brighstone Forest (moving northward). Dingy Skipper, White Admiral, Isle of 379 (4 - Feeds on ribwort plantain. Breeding on Brighstone Forest Hants & IOW IOW 1 18/12/2017 18/12/2012 SZ423848 N/A 0 Grizzled Skipper, Silver- 14 14 B 0 Favourable Needs more monitoring Wight 19) ride network. Has reached Parkhurst. washed Fritillary Colonises early successional woodland. Scarcer than PBF at the moment.

Combley Great Corridor work and PAWS restoration. Dingy Skipper, White Admiral, Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site.Joint Need to assess coppice resource and Wood Isle of Unfavourable, Hants & IOW IOW 1 18/12/2017 18/12/2012 SZ550888 Part SSSI 130 (1 - 7) 0 Dark Green Fritillary, Silver- 10 10 B 0 Pear-bordered Fritillary recovery project what can be resourced. DH to visit with (Briddlesford Wight no change washed Fritillary across the landscape Forester in January 2013 to assess Copses) condition.

Recent fire impacted on site. Significant Crowthorne early succession habitat and bare earth. Upper Thames Basin 206 (2 - Silver-studded Blue, Grayling, Unfavourable, Woods/Swinley Berkshire 10 03/12/2017 03/12/2012 SU854650 SSSI 0 13 13 B 0 Possibly lost Silver Studded Blue Fire breaks being created. Thames Heaths 10) White Admiral recovering Park Rhododendron removal. Grayling likely to benefit from coridor management.

Bere - Havent Needs extra survey effort to support re- 266 (3 - False Mocha, Scarce White Admiral, Silver-washed Forest of Bere Hampshire Hants & IOW Holt, Thicket, 3 13/05/2013 17/05/2008 SU713109 N/A 8 4 12 B 0 Favourable White-line Snout historically assessment. DH to ask Jim Norris about 13) Mervielle du Jour Fritillary Queens Enc moths.

Forest edge habitat management programme in process. SSB under same scenario as at Wareham minus Part SSSI, Silver-studded Blue, Grayling, the grazing regime. BC volunteer Hethfelton Wood Dorset Dorset Purbeck 14 31/01/2024 31/01/2019 Transect SY858884 178 (2 - 9) 0 11 11 B 0 Favourable SPA,SAC Silver-washed Fritillary transect in place. Site moving in positive direction but bracken control an ongoing problem with concerns over future management options.

Yearly flailing of rideside vegetation Park & Queen Uddens & White Admiral, Silver-washed underway. Future thinning provides an Dorset Dorset 207 20/08/2019 01/01/2014 SU050033 None 111(1 - 6) Dingy Mocha 5 4 9 B 5 Favourable DM 2011 Copse* Cannon Hill Fritillary opportunity to enhance edges of corridors.

Park & Queen White Admiral, Silver-washed Dorset Dorset Whitesheet 208 20/08/2019 01/01/2014 SU050033 None 111(1 - 6) Dingy Mocha 5 4 9 B 5 Favourable DM 2011 Copse* Fritillary

Site in good condition. Mowing regime as Part SSSI, 613 (6 - Silver-studded Blue, Grayling, per Wareham. SSB and Grayling Rempstone Dorset Dorset Purbeck 14 31/01/2024 31/01/2019 SY987846 0 13 13 B 0 Favourable SPA,SAC 31) White Admiral comprise the target species here. Grazing underway.

Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site. Has Bentley Station meadow transect. 2011 Bentley Pearl-bordered Fritillary record (poosible White Admiral, Purple Alice Holt - Station Adjacent 855 (9 - Unfavourable, release). New pond and wet woodland Alice Holt Forest Hampshire Hants & IOW 7 31/12/2013 31/12/2013 SU809420 0 Emperor, Silver-washed 5 5 C 0 Alice Holt meadow to SSSI 43) recovering copse (FC lead). Improving partnership Fritillary transect with neighbouring BC reserve Bentley Station Meadow, opening new corridors in woodland edge.

Thames Basin 1039 (10 - Unfavourable, Bramshill Hampshire Hants & IOW 10 03/12/2017 03/12/2012 SU775595 SSSI/SAC 0 Grayling 5 5 C 0 Bird management a priority Heaths 52) no change

Corridor work and PAWS restoration. Monitoring by transect. Joint Pear- Need to assess coppice resource and White Admiral, Silver-washed Firestone Copse Hampshire Hants & IOW IOW 1 18/12/2017 18/12/2012 Transect SZ555911 Part SSSI 98 (1 - 5) 0 4 4 C 0 Favourable bordered Fritillary recovery project what can be resourced. DH to visit with Fritillary across the landscape Forester in January 2013 to assess condition.

White Admiral, Silver-washed Unfavourable, Lord's Wood Hampshire Hants & IOW South Hants 2 18991230 18991230 SU398173 N/A 141 (1 - 7) 0 4 4 C 0 Fritillary declining

West District Bank House Bank Street Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8BA

West District Strategy Sites

FDP FDP Moth Butterfly Species Site ScoreC Habitat Strategy Site FDP Monitoring Designati County BC Branch FDP Name Expiry Review BC Project Grid Ref Area Moths 2012 Score Butterflies 2012 Score Score Grade hange Condition Notes 2012 Additional 2012-2017 Name Number 2012 on 2007 Date Date 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

TW monitoring at Buckland Wood and New Fancy only. Staple Common, Witch Lodge Fields and Ruttersleigh Common TW monitoring no longer Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, occurs. 2012 was a very poor year for Duke of Burgundy, Wood butterflies with very few individual BLACKDOW 959 (10 - White, Dingy Skipper, Unfavourable Blackdown Forest Somerset West Country 47 12/05/2016 ST247192 SSSI N/A 0 59 59 A -10 sightings. Full report from Dudley N 48) Grizzled Skipper, White-letter Recovering Cheeseman provided.BC involved in Hairstreak, Silver-washed Neroche Forest restoration project. Duke Fritillary of Burgundy, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Wood White declining. A&S last record 2006, White-letter Hairstreak record 2008

Wall seen in small numbers. Small number of Wood White here give the site the A grading. Potential to expand WW habitat here.Hopefully also in national Wood White project. Time needed to set Conserving West Unfavourable, up a Butterfly Friends Group which Blakeridge Wood Shropshire Clun 13 07/01/2020 07/01/2015 the Wood SO302862 N/A 165 (2 - 8) 0 Wood White 15 15 A 0 Midlands no change organises volunteer work parties/surveys White and continue involvement in the Shropshire Hills AONB activity in this area. Time also needed to assess the long term benefits of the SITA Trust funded work here.No TW monitoring

No TW monitoring. Great potential as surrounded by other diverse woodlands. Hopefully also in national Wood White project. Time needed to set up a Butterfly Marches Conserving West 298 (3 - Wood White, Silver-washed Friends Group which organises volunteer Bucknell Wood Shropshire (Kinsley & 15 05/02/2022 05/02/2017 the Wood SO337739 N/A 0 16 16 A 0 Favourable Midlands 15) Fritillary work parties/surveys and continue Bucknell) White involvement in the Shropshire Hills AONB activity in this area. Time also needed to assess the long term benefits of the SITA Trust funded work here.

Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site. Cann Wood, Plym 559 (6 - Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Unfavourable, Devon Devon PLYM 73 31/03/2006 SX527598 N/A 0 16 16 A 15 SPBF recored 2011, SWF last recorded Forest 28) Pearl-bordered Fritillary recovering 2011

911 (9 - Wood White, Marsh Fritillary, Unfavourable, Marsh Fritillary not recorded since 2005, Cookworthy Devon Devon HALWILL 22 29/05/2012 SS425016 N/A 0 21 21 A 0 46) Silver-washed Fritillary recovering WW numbers down.

White-line snout 1999. Former Pearl- Drab Looper, Barred Herefordshi bordered Fritillary site. A&s not recorded 511 (5 - Tooth-striped, Fletchers Wood White, White Admiral, Dymock Woods Gloucs Gloucs Dymock 28 14/11/2017 06/11/2012 re Wood SO680277 Part SSSI 23 19 42 A 6 Favourable for >3 years-presumed extinct, BTS, 26) Pug, Salebriopsis albicilla, Silver-washed Fritillary White WW and Fletchers pug recorded 2011. Elegia similella A&S not recorded in recent years

Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site. Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small RSPB taken lead for ride management at Common Fan-foot, Drab Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Nags Heap. Green Team volunteers. 7126 (71 - Unfavourable, Forest of Dean* Gloucs Gloucs Churchill 46 14/03/2016 01/07/2011 SO620109 Part SSSI Looper, Dichomeris 21 Wood White, Dingy Skipper, 53 74 A 5 Grayling no longer recorded, potential 356) declining ustelalla Grizzled Skipper, White-letter resurvey to replicate 2002 . PBF Hairstreak recorded in the main block, Dichomeris at Welshbury Woods

Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site. Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small RSPB taken lead for ride management at Common Fan-foot, Drab Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Nags Heap. Green Team volunteers. 7126 (71 - Unfavourable, Forest of Dean* Gloucs Gloucs Middleridge 44 30/03/2019 31/03/2014 SO620109 Part SSSI Looper, Dichomeris 21 Wood White, Dingy Skipper, 53 74 A 5 Grayling no longer recorded, potential 356) declining ustelalla Grizzled Skipper, White-letter resurvey to replicate 2002 . PBF Hairstreak recorded in the main block, Dichomeris at Welshbury Woods

Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site. Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small RSPB taken lead for ride management at Common Fan-foot, Drab Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Nags Heap. Green Team volunteers. Nagshead & 7126 (71 - Unfavourable, Forest of Dean* Gloucs Gloucs 33 03/03/2024 03/03/2019 SO620109 Part SSSI Looper, Dichomeris 21 Wood White, Dingy Skipper, 53 74 A 5 Grayling no longer recorded, potential Russells 356) declining ustelalla Grizzled Skipper, White-letter resurvey to replicate 2002 . PBF Hairstreak recorded in the main block, Dichomeris at Welshbury Woods

Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary site. PbF- Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 3 records 2011, also Drab Looper, Herefordshi Forest of Dean 1459 (15 - Drab Looper, Fletchers Wood White, Dingy Skipper, Unfavourable, Fletchers Pug. Coppicing and ride Gloucs Gloucs High Meadow 31 10/02/2013 27/06/2008 re Wood SO550135 Part SSSI 21 44 65 A 36 (Highmeadow) 73) Pug, Common Fan-foot White Admiral, Grizzled recovering management has taken place through White SkipperSilver-washed Fritillary S106 funding - monitor WW response to new habitat creation

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Adjacent land has reasonable population Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small of Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Historic Saving Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dingy records of Argent & Sable & Narrow BOVEY Devons Great Plantation Devon Devon 67 31/03/2006 Timed count SX820756 N/A 129 (1 - 6) 0 Skipper, Grizzled Skipper, 44 44 A 19 Favourable Bordered Bee Hawk-moth. Monitoring by WOODS Precious Silver-washed Fritillary, White timed counts. Grizzled Skipper not Pe Admiral recorded since 2009 though may still be present

Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Saving HALDON Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Wood White declining. Monitoring by Devons 724 (7 - Haldon Forest Devon Devon (Blocks 62 15/12/2016 07/03/2012 Transect SX890837 SSSI 0 Wood White, Dingy Skipper, 60 60 A 0 Favourable transect. WW and DGF not recorded Precious 36) 62/63/64/66) White Admiral, Grizzled since 2004 Pe Skipper, Dark Green Fritillary, FE has extended huge efforts on this site to try to preserve the species richness. Broom Tip 1995. Former site for Common Fan-foot and A&S (only very Pearl-bordered Fritillary, recently gone) and potential in future 2 Transects. Herefordshi Wood White, White Admiral, Key. Monitoring Site for A&S. Has 2 Herefordsh West North side 366 (4 - Drab Looper, White-line Haugh Wood Haugh Wood 26 25/07/2017 14/01/2013 re Wood SO589368 SSSI 18 Grizzled Skipper, White-letter 42 60 A 0 Favourable transects. North side one only ire Midlands one only 18) Snout White Hairstreak, Silver-washed occasionally. TW monitoring continued in occasionally Fritillary 2012, all species present, WA very low numbers and not recorded since 2010 but probably still present, GS very low numbers and not recorded since 2010.No moth records.

No records for WW , last record for Herrods Foot HERODSFO Cornwall Cornwall 16 30/05/2012 SX215596 N/A 120 (1 - 6) Scarce Merveille du Jour 3 Wood White 15 18 A 0 Favourable whole of Cornwall was at another site in Woods OT 2003 No TW monitoring. Used as cycle trail. Also Wall in low numbers. Hopefully also in national Wood White project. Time Marches needed to set up a Butterfly Friends Conserving Wood White, White-letter West (Hopton, Unfavourable, Group which organises volunteer work Hopton Wood Shropshire 15 06/05/2014 01/04/2009 the Wood SO350753 N/A 79 (1 - 4) 0 Hairstreak, Silver-washed 19 19 A 0 Midlands Purslow & no change parties/surveys and continue White Fritillary Well Wood) involvement in the Shropshire Hills AONB activity in this area. Time also needed to assess the long term benefits of the SITA Trust funded work here.

Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Heath GS has not been recorded for approx. 3 Monitoring, Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered years due to lack of suitable habitat. Lydford Devon Devon LYDFORD 25 12/02/2022 SX491842 N/A 148 (1 - 7) 0 46 46 A -5 Favourable Timed Count Fritillary, Grizzled Skipper, SWF numbers down, other species Silver-washed Fritillary fared well.

No TW monitoring. 1995 & 1999 Butterfly survey of the Mortimer Forest, potential for SPBF. Hopefully also in national Herefordshi Wood White, White-letter Wood White project. Time needed to set West Adult 1029 (10 - Mortimer Forest Shropshire Mortimer 16 10/06/2014 01/06/2009 re Wood SO477727 Part SSSI 0 Hairstreak, Silver-washed 19 19 A -1 Favourable up a Butterfly Friends Group to run Midlands Surveys 51) White Fritillary volunteer work parties/surveys. Also need time for assessing the long term success of original project work and giving any further advice needed.

Herefordsh West Nether Wood SO523338 N/A 56 ( 1 - 3) 0 Wood White 15 15 A 0 ire Midlands

Saving Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, DS not recorded since 2010 and GS not HOLSWORT Devons North Wood Devon Devon 19 22/03/2017 Timed Count SS348006 N/A 138 (1 - 7) 0 Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dingy 40 40 A 13 Favourable since 2011. No records of DGF or SWF HY(Part 2) Precious Skipper, Grizzled Skipper for some years. SPBF recorded 2009 Pe

Key regional site for moths-Only British colony of Sciota hostilis. 2012 Poor year for WLHS, elm still present so species Species White Admiral, Grizzled probably is too. GS last recorded 1999. Herefordshi Transect, S hostilis, S. albicilla, E. Warwicksh West Skipper, White-letter SWF increasing, WA struggling. GS has Oversley Wood Warwickshire 21 03/09/2013 01/09/2008 re Wood Research_M SP103562 N/A 93 (1 - 5) similella, Phyllonorycter 10 7 17 A -2 Favourable ire Midlands Hairstreak, Silver-washed the potential to return to both sites with White oth and sagitella Fritillary correct management (increasing the weevil size of rides, scallops and clearings and carrying out suitable grassland management thereafter).

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TW monitoring, no SWF records since 2010 or WLHS since before 2007. Good WW numbers though somewhat reduced 2012. Wall recorded 2004. Hopefully also in national Wood White Conserving Wood White. White-letter Radnor and Bury West 290 (3 - project. Time needed to set up a Butterfly Shropshire Clun 13 07/01/2020 07/01/2015 the Wood ?Transect SO318837 N/A 0 Hairstreak, Silver-washed 19 19 A 0 Favourable Ditches Midlands 15) Friends Group which organises volunteer White Fritillary work parties/surveys and continue involvement in the Shropshire Hills AONB activity in this area. Time also needed to assess the long term benefits of the SITA Trust funded work here.

No TW monitoring, timed counts. PBF colonised 2011. There is a need to continue to coordinate the survey, Species monitoring and management work on all Worcester West Midlands Survey, White Admiral, Pearl-bordered Unfavourable, these woods through the existing Wyre Ribbesford Wood Wyre 20 14/05/2022 15/05/2017 SO782728 Part SSSI 165 (2 - 8) Schiffermullerina grandis 1 18 19 A 15 shire Midlands Fritillary Timed Fritillary recovering Forest Butterfly Group . There is also a Counts need to continue involvement with partnership working and legacy activities in this area post Grow With Wyre funding.

No TW monitoring, Herefordshire WW project - potentially 2 survey days here in spring 2013 as aprt of West England funded work. Hopefully also in national Shobdon (inc. Herefordshi Wood White, White-letter Herefordsh West Shobdon & Adult 291(3 - Wood White project. Time needed to set Mere Hill and 18 24/07/2015 01/07/2010 re Wood SO396646 N/A 0 Hairstreak, Silver-washed 19 19 A 0 Favourable ire Midlands Wigmore Surveys 15) up a Butterfly Friends Group to run Sned) White Fritillary volunteer work parties/surveys. Also need time for assessing the long term success of original project work and giving any further advice needed.

TW monitoring by Terry and Gaynor Dabner.DofB and MF last recorded in 2001 and 2009 respectively.Most Duke of Burgundy, Marsh important core in N.Wilts for BrH. Fritillary, White Admiral, Somerford Somerford/W Part 122 ( 1 - Unfavourable, Skippers will be lost without further Wiltshire Wiltshire 53 14/02/2017 16/08/2012 Transect SU024867 0 Grizzled Skipper, Brown 34 34 A 19 Common ebbs wood reserve 6) recovering management to open up rides and sunny Hairstreak, Silver-washed glades. Former Pearl-bordered Fritillary Fritillary site. Pre 1990 records of Argent & Sable & Barred-tooth Striped. Monitoring by transect. MF record from UKBMS 2011

Tidenham Chase 192 (2 - Unfavourable, Dl and SWGH have always been Gloucs Gloucs Tidenham 37 04/08/2015 04/08/2010 SO562002 N/A Drab Looper 15 White Admiral 3 18 A 15 Woods 10) recovering present but not recorded in Strategy

TW monitoring, WLHS not recorded Marches Herefordshi Wood White, Dingy Skipper, since 2006 (1 record). WW good Herefordsh West (Wigmore, 250 (3 - Wigmore Rolls 15 08/05/2015 01/05/2010 re Wood Transect SO392695 N/A Drab Lopper 15 White-letter Hairstreak, Silver- 24 39 A 15 Favourable numbers but declining. Stronghold for ire Midlands Barnett & 13) White washed Fritillary Wood White in Herefordshire, 1998 Drab Oakley) Looper record. Transect

GS not recorded since pre 2005. Historic records of Argent & Sable, Narrow- bordered Bee Hawk, Lunar Yellow Underwing & Orange Upperwing. 2 full Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small transects and PBF timed counts. There 2 full Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Shropshire is a need to continue to coordinate the West Back to Transects NNR & 908 (9 - Common Fan-foot, Drab Wood White, Dingy Skipper, Wyre Forest /Worcester Wyre 20 14/05/2022 15/05/2017 SO743771 21 62 83 A 0 Favourable survey, monitoring and management Midlands Orange and PBF SSSI 45) Looper, S.grandis White Admiral, Grizzled shire work on all these woods through the timed counts Skipper, White-letter existing Wyre Forest Butterfly Group . Hairstreak, Silve There is also a need to continue involvement with partnership working and legacy activities in this area post Grow With Wyre funding.

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No TW monitoring - usually causal monitoring for PE around column. M.O (NT) is carrying out a study of PE. White Admiral, White-letter 1187 (12 - Unfavourable, Occasional sightings of DGF though not Savernake Forest Wiltshire Wiltshire Bedwyn 55 13/10/2021 14/10/2016 SU218671 SSSI 0 Hairstreak, Purple Emperor, 8 8 B 0 59) recovering in 2012. 1990 records for Drab Looper. Silver-washed Fritillary Historic records for Light Crimson Underwing, Waved carpet & Argent&Sable

No TW monitoring - usually causal monitoring for PE around column. M.O (NT) is carrying out a study of PE. White Admiral, White-letter 1187 (12 - Unfavourable, Occasional sightings of DGF though not Savernake Forest Wiltshire Wiltshire Savernake 55 04/08/2018 04/08/2013 SU218671 SSSI 0 Hairstreak, Purple Emperor, 8 8 B 0 59) recovering in 2012. 1990 records for Drab Looper. Silver-washed Fritillary Historic records for Light Crimson Underwing, Waved carpet & Argent&Sable

No TW monnitoring. Report written by J Joy on The Lepidoptera of the south West Species 45 (0.5 - Unfavourable, Shelve Woodland Shropshire Eastridge 11 24/11/2021 25/11/2016 SO330992 N/A 0 Dingy Skipper, Grayling 10 10 B 0 Shropshire metal mines and other areas Midlands Survey 2) recovering in the vicinity. Wall in 1998, Grayling population declining 98-04

No TW recording. There is a need to continue to coordinate the survey, monitoring and management work on all Salebriopsis albicilla, these woods through the existing Wyre Worcester West Species Pauper pug, Dichomeris Shrawley Wood Wyre 20 14/05/2022 15/05/2017 SO807663 SSSI 96 (1 - 5) 4 White Admiral 3 7 B 1 Favourable Forest Butterfly Group . There is also a shire Midlands Survey ustalella, Schiffermullerina need to continue involvement with grandis, partnership working and legacy activities in this area post Grow With Wyre funding.

GS last recorded 1999, SWF increasing, WA struggling, GS has the potential to return to both sites with correct management (increasing the size of rides, scallops and clearings and White Admiral, Grizzled carrying out suitable grassland Waverley Wood & Warwicksh West Midlands Unfavourable Warwickshire 21 06/03/2022 07/03/2017 ?Transect SP354706 N/A 114 (1 - 6) 0 Skipper, Silver-washed 9 9 B 1 management thereafter).This site Weston Wood ire Midlands Fritillary No Change Fritillary supports a core White Admiral population, managed principally for dormice. Has potential for Wood White. Set up a Butterfly Friends Group to run volunteer work parties/surveys and support coppicing and mowing work No TW monitoring. There is a need to continue to coordinate the survey, monitoring and management work on all these woods through the existing Wyre Worcester West Species White Admiral, Silver-washed Unfavourable, Arley Wood Wyre 20 14/05/2022 15/05/2017 SO801822 N/A 71 (1 - 4) 0 4 4 C 0 Forest Butterfly Group . There is also a shire Midlands Survey Fritillary recovering need to continue involvement with partnership working and legacy activities in this area post Grow With Wyre funding.

Still lots of elm, historic records for White- CAMEL 292 (3 - Unfavourable, lined Snout. Last WLHS record in Dunmere Cornwall Cornwall 7 02/05/2017 13/03/2012 SX051691 N/A 0 White-letter Hairstreak 3 3 C 0 VALLEY 15) no change Cornwall was in 1985 - at Dunmere 1977!

West Unfavourable, Eastridge Wood Shropshire Eastridge 11 31/03/2015 01/04/2010 SJ388027 N/A 172 (2 - 9) 0 White-letter Hairstreak 3 3 C 0 Wall's present. No TW monitoring Midlands no change

TW monitoring last carried out in 2010 - only casual sightings since then. 2012 a White Admiral, White-letter very poor year in Red Lodge, no records Red Lodge Wood Wiltshire Wiltshire Red Lodge 53 31/03/2006 01/10/2010 SU060888 N/A 102 (1 - 5) 0 Hairstreak, Brown Hairstreak, 4 4 C -8 Favourable for Webbs. No BrH eggs recorded since Silver-washed Fritillary March 2007 and no adults since 2009, but probably no monitoring taken place. NE corner best area.

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Yorkshire District Strategy Sites FDP FDP Moth Butterfly Species Site Score Habitat Strategy Site FDP Monitoring Designati County BC Branch FDP Name Expiry Review BC Project Grid Ref Area Moths 2012 Score Butterflies 2012 Score Score Grade Change Condition Notes 2012 Additional 2012-2017 Name Number 2012 on 2007 Date Date 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

1991 record of Scarce Vapourer. North 341 (3 - Favourable, Bishop Wood Yorkshire Bishop Wood 21 31/12/2017 02/12/2010 SE555336 N/A Argent & Sable 15 White-letter Hairstreak 3 18 A 0 Potentially an important link wood Yorkshire 17) improving between Southern districts

North 264 (3 - Unfavourable, Bumble Wood Yorkshire Bumble Wood 1 31/12/2016 08/12/2010 SE778998 Part SSSI 0 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 15 15 A 0 Yorkshire 13) recoverin

Newtondal Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Biggest single forest in district. Duke of Cropton Forest & North 3662 (37 - Unfavourable, Yorkshire Cropton 2 31/12/2020 SE791947 e part 0 Dingy Skipper, Dark Green 21 21 A 0 Burgundy & Pearl-bordered Fritillary site Newtondale Yorkshire 183) recoverin SSSI Fritillary close by.

Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Ellerburn bank leased to FC, sub-let to North York DoB by North 3598 (36 - Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Duke Favourable, YWT. 1999 Square-spotted Clay. Dalby Forest Yorkshire Dalby 7 07/10/2023 Moore annual timed SE874878 Part SSSI 0 37 37 A 1 Yorkshire 180) of Burgundy, Dingy Skipper, improving Declines noted for some species. Annual Dukes an counts Dark Green Fritillary timed counts of Duke of Burgundy

Harwood Dale North 748 (7 - Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Unfavourable, Forest habitat network taken Small Pearl- Yorkshire Harwood Dale 5 31/12/2014 SE962983 N/A 0 20 20 A 0 Forest Yorkshire 37) Dingy Skipper recoverin bordered Fritillary into account

Also water vole site - shares similar North 3009 (30 - Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Unfavourable, Langdale Forest Yorkshire Broxa 6 31/12/2022 SE899953 Part SSSI 0 25 25 A 0 habitat requirements to Small Pearl- Yorkshire 150) Large Heath, Dingy Skipper recoverin bordered Fritillary

Also water vole site - shares similar North 3009 (30 - Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Unfavourable, Langdale Forest Yorkshire Dalby 7 07/10/2023 SE899953 Part SSSI 0 25 25 A 0 habitat requirements to Small Pearl- Yorkshire 150) Large Heath, Dingy Skipper recoverin bordered Fritillary

Also water vole site - shares similar North 3009 (30 - Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Unfavourable, Langdale Forest Yorkshire Langdale 4 31/12/2019 SE899953 Part SSSI 0 25 25 A 0 habitat requirements to Small Pearl- Yorkshire 150) Large Heath, Dingy Skipper recoverin bordered Fritillary

Also water vole site - shares similar North 905 (9 - Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Sneaton Forest Yorkshire Sneaton 3 31/12/2018 19/04/2012 NZ887016 Part SSSI 0 20 20 A 0 Favourable habitat requirements to Small Pearl- Yorkshire 45) Large Heath bordered Fritillary

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Westonbirt, Westonbirt National 243 (2 - White-letter Hairstreak, Silver- Glouc. The National 1 ST845895 Barberry carpet 5 4 9 B 0 Favourable Rothamstead light trap on site Arboretum Arboreta 10) washed Fritillary. Arboretum

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