NORFOLK BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN SPECIES DATA AUDIT ...

Species Present
or
absent
in
Norfolk
Dingy Skipper
Erynnis tages
Marsh Fritillary
Eurodryas aurinia
Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Wall
Lasiommata megera
White Admiral
Limenitis camilla
Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus argus
No. of
records in
database
No. of
1km
squares
recorded
since
1980
Possible other
sources
of data sets
39
Other survey
work
completed or
in progress
Comments
P 63 11 BC Found on coastal and downland habitats.
Marked decline in UK – Habitat loss and fragmentation.
New to national list of BAP priority species 2007
P? 8 0 Extinct in Norfolk – Last recorded in early 1900s. May be
candidate for reintroduction.
Internationally threatened and international responsibility -
Agricultural improvement of marshy and chalk/limestone
grasslands,
afforestation and development of habitats,
changes in grazing stock and practice, fragmentation and
isolation of habitats.
P 410 140 BC Primarily associated with coastal grasslands, although
can be found on some inland sites.
Marked decline in UK – Loss, degradation and
fragmentation of habitat.
New to national list of BAP priority species 2007
P 1492 521 BC Found in a wide range of grassland habitats
Marked decline in UK – Reasons for decline are unclear.
New to national list of BAP priority species 2007
P 42 26 BC Associated with woodland containing honeysuckle
(Lonicera periclymenum) with rides and clearings.
Given as having a marked decline in UK on the BAP list,
although appears to be expanding its range northwards.
New to national list of BAP priority species 2007
P 216 16 BC Current UK Species Action Plan.
Associated with heathland habitat.
Declining, although reintroductions have enhanced
existing populations and re-established previously extinct
colonies. Norfolk Action Plan published June 2006.