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[email protected] at Group and Malvern Butterfly Butterfly Malvern and North Hill (1) is a good site for Small Heath, Green Hairstreak and Small www.malvernhills.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering Copper, whilst the rare Grayling is restricted to the rocky ridges on the eastern at Trust Hills Malvern contacting by involved Get wildlife. other and identify them and when to see them. see to when and them identify slopes. Moving south along the spine of the hills, Red Admiral, butterflies our of welfare the to difference big a make Volunteers This leaflet provides information about the butterflies that occur, how to to how occur, that butterflies the about information provides leaflet This a volunteer with MHT and / or WMBC… or / and MHT with volunteer a Painted Lady and Small Tortoiseshell often migrate along the Become [email protected] hilltops of North Hill (1), Sugar Loaf (2), Worcestershire at Group rich diversity of wildlife including 33 species of butterflies. butterflies. of species 33 including wildlife of diversity rich your sightings with local recorders of the Malvern Butterfly Butterfly Malvern the of recorders local with sightings your Beacon (3), Midsummer Hill (9) & Ragged Stone Hill Share local charity the Malvern Hills Trust (MHT). These varied habitats provide a a provide habitats varied These (MHT). Trust Hills Malvern the charity local 16 6km (10). Pinnacle Hill (4) is another reliable site for Small Scientific Interest (SSSI). Most of this land comes under the stewardship of of stewardship the under comes land this of Most (SSSI). Interest Scientific www.brc.ac.uk/irecord Heath, Green Hairstreak and Small Copper, as well at online or Natural England (NE) has designated the Malverns as a Site of Special Special of Site a as Malverns the designated has (NE) England Natural you sightings on iRecord using a smartphone app smartphone a using iRecord on sightings you 1 as Brown Argus. British Camp (5) is a stronghold for Record your sightings your Small Heath, whilst further south Silver-washed Recording commons are primarily rough and wet grasslands. grasslands. wet and rough primarily are commons 17 3-5km Fritillary and Purple Hairstreak are locally mixed woodland, bracken and scrub, while the lower lower the while scrub, and bracken woodland, mixed To join Butterfly Conservation go to to go Conservation Butterfly join To common on Hangman’s and Swinyard https://butterfly-conservation.org typically open acid grasslands, with the hillsides of of hillsides the with grasslands, acid open typically 2 Hills (6 & 7). Nearby Gullet Quarry (8) and Herefordshire border. The high hills are are hills high The border. Herefordshire and and, at the very end of the range, Chase www.facebook.com/groups/westmidlandsbutterflyconservation south and straddles the Worcestershire Worcestershire the straddles and south Facebook End Hill (11) are notable sites for the rare WMBC 22 individual summits runs north- runs summits individual 22 Drab Looper Moth. www.westmidlands-butterflies.org.uk (AONB). The 14km spine with with spine 14km The (AONB). Midlands Butterfly Conservation’s regional website regional Conservation’s Butterfly Midlands West of Outstanding Natural Beauty Beauty Natural Outstanding of 3 The Malvern Hills is in an Area Area an in is Hills Malvern The The various Quarries on the Malverns (marked with ) are also good habitats for many species including Green Hairstreak. visit: activities other and walks guided events, local on information For Below the slopes, Poolbrook Common (12) records high numbers Conservation Butterfly Midlands West 12 of Common Blue, Small and Essex Skipper, as well as Six-Spot Burnet www.naturebureau.co.uk/bookshop from available Titles and Burnet Companion Moths. Castlemorton Common (13) and Hollybed * AONB MHT Written by local naturalists and sponsored by sponsored and naturalists local by Written .* .* Farm & Common (14) also report many common species and , 2018 – Editors: Creed P, Duncan I, Garner P. P. Garner I, Duncan P, Creed Editors: – 2018 including Small Copper and Common Blue, while Holly Bush Malverns” the of Nature ”The & Coombe Green Commons (15) are the lowest sites to WMBC .* see Small Heath. Six km east of Great Malvern, Old of members experienced by Written M. Williams R, Wasley , 2016- Editors: Duncan I, Seal P, Tilt J, J, Tilt P, Seal I, Duncan Editors: 2016- , Hills (16) is the best site for White Letter Hairstreak, Midlands” West the of Butterflies ”The Purple Hairstreak, and White Admiral. Slightly closer, £5.00. Cost . [email protected] Email: 892002 01684 Tel. AONB MHT MHT and and by supported and naturalists Offices many Essex Skipper and Common Blue thrive along from Available . the grass verges of Guarlford Straight & Rhydd local by Written term. long and short the in trends population and occurrence, Meadow (17), whilst St Wulstans LNR (18) is an and abundance including species, each on information date to up with Malvern Hills Malvern publication annual an is attractive site to visit for all the common species. Malverns” the around Butterflies and Birds ”The Dingy Skipper was present in the Purlieu near Park are three excellent guides to butterflies around the Malverns: the around butterflies to guides excellent three are Wood but it is now found on private land on the There butterflies around the the around butterflies 4 western fringes of the Hills and further north near Knightwick and at Knapp & Papermill Nature Reserve. more discover monitoring and recording 18 species flight times, status and habitats butterflies is crucial Species Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Winter State Caterpillar Foodplants Status Habitats and Hotspots 1. Red Admiral Common Nettle hilltops, commons, gardens esp. ivy flower, buddleia, rotting fruit to their conservation 2. Brimstone Buckthorn & Alder Buckthorn woodland rides & glades, patrolling flight, gardens 3. Small Tortoiseshell Common Nettle, Hop hilltops, commons, woodland rides & glades, gardens The Malvern Hills attract thousands of visitors 4. Comma Common Nettle, Hop, elms, currants woodland rides and glades, quarries, gardens every year including a growing number of butterfly 5. Peacock Common Nettle woodland rides and glades, quarries, gardens enthusiasts and recorders. 5 6. Holly Blue Holly, Ivy seen around bushes and small trees inc. gardens 7. Small White crucifers inc. Nasturtium open clearings, commons & meadows, gardens Butterflies are monitored once per week between April and September 8. Orange-tip crucifers, Cuckooflower & Garlic Mustard damp meadows, road verges, woodland rides on 14 butterfly transects, typically recording about 30,000 sightings in a 13 9. Speckled Wood grasses woodland edges, dappled rides & glades season. In addition, local casual recorders submit another 6,000 butterfly 10. Green-veined White wild crucifers damp meadows, woodland rides records to the Malvern Butterfly Group. 6 11. Large White crucifers inc. Cabbage open clearings, commons & meadows, gardens 12. Small Copper Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrell hill slopes, commons Butterflies are important indicators of 13. Green Hairstreak gorse, broom, birds-foot-trefoils scrubby areas, quarries the health of our environment, and 7 14. Dingy Skipper Common Birds-foot-trefoil sunny banks to the west and north of the Hills recording the wildlife, including 15. Painted Lady thistles hill tops, sunny open commons, gardens butterflies, is crucial in 8 16. Common Blue Common Birds-foot-trefoil commons & meadows planning the management 17. Small Heath fine grasses, esp. Sheep's-fescue grassy hill slopes & paths of their habitats by 14 18. Brown Argus Cranesbills, Common Stork's-bill quarries, commons the Malvern Hills 19. Large Skipper grasses woodland & scrub margins, quarries Trust in partnership 9 20. Meadow Brown grasses commons & meadows and woodland rides with Butterfly 21. Purple Hairstreak oaks canopy of oak trees, sometimes on ash Conservation. Key 22. White Admiral Honeysuckle woodland rides & edges, esp. with bramble species, such as Grayling, Green 23. Silver-washed Fritillary Common Dog-violet woodland rides & edges, esp. with bramble Hairstreak, Small 24. Marbled White grasses long grasses of commons, meadows, hill slopes Heath, Small 15 25. Ringlet coarse grasses damp meadows, field margins and scrub Copper and Silver- 10 26. Small Skipper grasses, esp. Yorkshire-fog commons & meadows, quarries, road verges washed Fritillary 27. Essex Skipper grasses, esp. Cock's-foot commons & meadows, quarries, road verges depend upon the 28. Small Pearl-bordered F. Common Dog-violet, Marsh Violet damper grassy lower slopes on southern hills annual cycle of 29. Gatekeeper grasses