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Sites for National Grid Square: SU

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
Alice Holt Forest SU810420 Purple Emperor
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Ashampstead Common SU58007510 Brown Argus
Comma
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Gatekeeper
Green-veined White ssp. sabellicae
Large White
Marbled White
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Peacock
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Skipper
Small White
White Admiral
Aston Rowant NNR SU730966 Adonis Blue
Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Comma
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Dark Green Fritillary
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Marbled White
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Blue
Small Copper ssp. eleus
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Aston Upthorpe Downs SU550844 Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Comma
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Small Blue
Avon Heath Country Park SU120030 Brown Argus
Grayling ssp. semele
Green Hairstreak
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Backside Common SU95765024 Comma
Large Skipper
Ringlet
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Bagmoor Common SU926423 Purple Emperor
White Admiral
Beacon Hill SU605225 Chalk Hill Blue
Comma
Duke of Burgundy
Green Hairstreak
Silver-spotted Skipper
Bentley Station Meadow SU794429 Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
Bentley Wood SU259292 Comma
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Duke of Burgundy
Gatekeeper
Grizzled Skipper
Marbled White
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Ringlet
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Small Skipper
White Admiral
White-letter Hairstreak
Binsted Wood SU996070 Purple Emperor
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Blackmoor Copse SU233292 Duke of Burgundy
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Purple Emperor
Silver-washed Fritillary
Botley Wood SU544102 Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Grizzled Skipper
Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Bowdown Woods SU508652 Grizzled Skipper
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Brentmoor Heath SU938613 Grayling ssp. semele
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Brickfields Country Park SU866495 Brown Argus
Essex Skipper
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Broughton Down SU292329 Adonis Blue
Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Comma
Dark Green Fritillary
Marbled White
Painted Lady
Ringlet
Silver-spotted Skipper
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Broxhead Common SU807370 Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Bunny Lane - Romsey SU352243 White-letter Hairstreak
Butser Hill SU717203 Chalk Hill Blue
Comma
Dark Green Fritillary
Duke of Burgundy
Silver-spotted Skipper
Buttler's Hangings SU818962 Chalk Hill Blue
Comma
Dark Green Fritillary
Silver-spotted Skipper
Calstone Coombes SU04206850 Adonis Blue
Chalk Hill Blue
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Dark Green Fritillary
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Marbled White
Marsh Fritillary
Wall
Carpenters Down Wood SU644553 Green Hairstreak
Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Castle Bottom NNR SU795597 Grayling ssp. semele
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Chapel Common SU820287 Grayling ssp. semele
Chawridge Bank SU894738 Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Grizzled Skipper
Chobham Common SU965649 Comma
Grayling ssp. semele
Green Hairstreak
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Small Skipper
Church Wood SU973873 Purple Hairstreak
White Admiral
White-letter Hairstreak
Cockey Down SU173320 Chalk Hill Blue
Dark Green Fritillary
Coombe Bisset Down SU111256 Adonis Blue
Chalk Hill Blue
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Crab Wood SU438298 Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Dean Hill (West) SU226259 Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Duke of Burgundy
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Small Blue
Decoy Heath SU613633 Grayling ssp. semele
Ringlet
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Denny Wood SU33500650 Silver-washed Fritillary
Ebernoe Common and Butcherland SU976278 Purple Emperor
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Edgbarrow Woods SU837632 Grayling ssp. semele
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Farley Mount Country Park SU41472926 Dark Green Fritillary
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Grizzled Skipper
Marbled White
Purple Emperor
Small Blue
Forest Hanger Stansted Park SU76141115 Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Garston Wood SU002191 Grizzled Skipper
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
Gentles Copse SU83833536 White Admiral
Godshill SU184150 Grayling ssp. semele
Greenham Common SU493647 Brown Argus
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Grayling ssp. semele
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Small Blue
Grovely Wood SU015350 Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Hartslock SU616795 Adonis Blue
Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Havant Thicket SU74311068 Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Hawkhill Inclosure SU35040185 Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Hazeley Heath SU755579 Grayling ssp. semele
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Heyshott Escarpment SU899168 Chalk Hill Blue
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Duke of Burgundy
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Marbled White
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Purple Emperor
Holtspur Valley Reserves SU919905 Dark Green Fritillary
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Grizzled Skipper
Purple Hairstreak
Small Blue
Homefield Wood SU814867 Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Grizzled Skipper
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
White-letter Hairstreak
Hookheath Meadows SU647078 Silver-washed Fritillary
Hyde SU16118909 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Comma
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Gatekeeper
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Painted Lady
Peacock
Red Admiral
Ringlet
Small Tortoiseshell
Speckled Wood ssp. tircis
Iping Common SU852220 Large Skipper
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Larden Chase SU589811 Adonis Blue
Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Small Blue
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Levin Down SU885133 Brown Argus
Brown Hairstreak
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Ludshott Common SU861355 Grayling ssp. semele
Magdalen Hill Down SU505292 Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Marbled White
Maidenhead Thicket SU858809 Purple Hairstreak
White-letter Hairstreak
Martin Down SU050187 Adonis Blue
Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Comma
Dark Green Fritillary
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Marsh Fritillary
Silver-spotted Skipper
Small Blue
Mayford Pond SU99285625 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Comma
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Gatekeeper
Holly Blue
Large Skipper
Large White
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Painted Lady
Peacock
Red Admiral
Small Copper ssp. eleus
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Small Skipper
Small Tortoiseshell
Small White
Middleton Down SU047238 Adonis Blue
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Grizzled Skipper
Midgham Lakes SU568663 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Comma
Green-veined White ssp. sabellicae
Holly Blue
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Peacock
Speckled Wood ssp. tircis
Millenium Arboretum SU79257013 Brown Argus
Comma
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Essex Skipper
Gatekeeper
Large Skipper
Large White
Marbled White
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Purple Hairstreak
Red Admiral
Ringlet
Small Copper ssp. eleus
Small Skipper
Small White
Speckled Wood ssp. tircis
Moor Copse SU637740 Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Moors Valley Country Park SU107056 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Brown Argus
Dark Green Fritillary
Essex Skipper
Gatekeeper
Green Hairstreak
Green-veined White ssp. sabellicae
Large Skipper
Large White
Marsh Fritillary
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Peacock
Purple Hairstreak
Red Admiral
Ringlet
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Copper ssp. eleus
Small Skipper
Small White
Morgan's Hill SU028672 Duke of Burgundy
Morgaston Wood SU63335684 Green-veined White ssp. sabellicae
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
New Copse Inclosure SU32800300 Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Noar Hill SU745315 Brown Hairstreak
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Duke of Burgundy
Green Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
Oaken Wood SU995338 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
Wood White
Old Down, Basingstoke SU59574889 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Brown Argus
Comma
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Gatekeeper
Green-veined White ssp. sabellicae
Holly Blue
Large Skipper
Large White
Marbled White
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Painted Lady
Peacock
Purple Emperor
Ringlet
Small Blue
Small Copper ssp. eleus
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Small Skipper
Small Tortoiseshell
Small White
Speckled Wood ssp. tircis
Old Winchester Hill SU644207 Adonis Blue
Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Clouded Yellow
Comma
Dark Green Fritillary
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Duke of Burgundy
Essex Skipper
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Marbled White
Silver-spotted Skipper
Small Blue
Pamber Forest SU616607 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Essex Skipper
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Park Wood SU823987 Duke of Burgundy
Peartree Common SU440119 White-letter Hairstreak
Pewsey Down SU115635 Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Marsh Fritillary
Pignal Inclosure SU316041 Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Pondhead Inclosure SU30800700 Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Prestwood Picnic Site SU866991 Chalk Hill Blue
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Rewell Wood SU983082 Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Seven Barrows SU329828 Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Dark Green Fritillary
Small Blue
Shipton Bellinger SU22384567 Brown Hairstreak
Shutts Copse SU638262 Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Silchester Common SU619620 Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Slop Bog SU08000200 Grayling ssp. semele
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Somerford Common SU028867 Brown Argus
Brown Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
St Catherine's Hill SU484276 Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Standing Hat SU31500370 Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
Stockbridge Down SU378348 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Comma
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Dark Green Fritillary
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Essex Skipper
Grizzled Skipper
Marbled White
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-washed Fritillary
White-letter Hairstreak
Stoke Common Meadows SU065904 Brown Hairstreak
Stony Green Hill SU86609910 Dark Green Fritillary
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Marbled White
Swyncombe Down SU67809150 Small Blue
The Firs SU047865 White Admiral
The Trundle SU878110 Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Small Blue
Thundery Meadow SU898440 Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Purple Emperor
Thursley SU900399 Grayling ssp. semele
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Small Copper ssp. eleus
Viking Field/LesleySears SU80186722 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Green-veined White ssp. sabellicae
Holly Blue
Large Skipper
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Ringlet
Small Copper ssp. eleus
Small Tortoiseshell
Small White
Speckled Wood ssp. tircis
Warburg Reserve SU720878 Dark Green Fritillary
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
Watlington Hill SU703935 Chalk Hill Blue
Comma
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Whiteley Pastures SU536098 Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Grizzled Skipper
Purple Emperor
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
White-letter Hairstreak
Wildmoor Heath SU838631 Grayling ssp. semele
Yateley Common SU822597 Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Yew Hill SU455265 Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Yoesden Bank SU789980 Adonis Blue
Chalk Hill Blue
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Small Blue
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus