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Sites for National Grid Square: SY

The map below shows sites for this grid square, each represented by a pin that, when clicked, will show the species at that site. The Grid References provided in the table below the map can be used on Ordnance Survey maps, or on a website such as www.streetmap.co.uk. This is currently more accurate than the Google Map rendering you see below (which is up to 200 metres out).

The Grid Square represented by this map is often divided into squares of 10 kilometres each, numbered 0 to 9 from the south west corner, in both an easterly and northerly direction. This allows a Grid Reference such as SU32 to be specified (where SU is the National Grid Square, 3 is the easting and 2 the northing). Further division gives a more detailed reference, such as SU317201 (where SU is the National Grid Square, 317 is the easting and 201 is the northing).

  

Distribution data (2000-2009) has been made available through the generosity of Butterfly Conservation. Any subspecies distribution is taken from the book British and Irish Butterflies, by Adrian Riley. Based on this data, the following species and subspecies may be found in this grid square:


In the table below, the icon links to a Google search based on the site name, and the and icons (where present) link, respectively, to Google Maps and Streetmap representations of the grid reference.

Site Name Grid Reference Species Subtaxon
Ashclyst Forest SY000995 Green Hairstreak
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
White Admiral
Aylesbeare Common SY06009050 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Gatekeeper
Grayling ssp. semele
Large Skipper
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Peacock
Ringlet
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Small White
Coombe Heath SY862848 Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Grayling ssp. semele
Large Skipper
Peacock
Red Admiral
Ringlet
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Small Skipper
Speckled Wood ssp. tircis
Wood White
Hethfelton Wood SY850870 Brown Argus
Grayling ssp. semele
Silver-washed Fritillary
Wall
White Admiral
Kingcombe Meadows SY555992 Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Grizzled Skipper
Marsh Fritillary
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Kingcombe Redholm SY550980 Dark Green Fritillary
Grizzled Skipper
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Wall
Kingcombe Stones SY540980 Brown Argus
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Marsh Fritillary
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Wall
Wood White
Lyme Regis Undercliff SY30709054 Silver-washed Fritillary
Wood White
Powerstock Common SY547974 Brown Argus
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Large Skipper
Marbled White
Marsh Fritillary
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Wall
White Admiral
Wood White
Tadnoll SY792875 Brown Argus
Grayling ssp. semele
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Silver-washed Fritillary
Wall