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Sites for National Grid Square: SH

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
Aberffraw Dunes SH36566814 Common Blue ssp. icarus
Dark Green Fritillary
Green-veined White ssp. sabellicae
Large Skipper
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Bennar Dunes SH57302270 Dark Green Fritillary
Grayling ssp. semele
Bryncelyn Hall SH31773422 Brimstone ssp. rhamni
Comma
Common Blue ssp. icarus
Gatekeeper
Grayling ssp. semele
Green-veined White ssp. sabellicae
Holly Blue
Large White
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Painted Lady
Peacock
Red Admiral
Ringlet
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Small Copper ssp. eleus
Small Tortoiseshell
Speckled Wood ssp. tircis
Wall
Cors Goch SH69803320 Large Heath ssp. polydama
Dinas Dinlle Sand Dunes SH432584 Dark Green Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Ffridd y Fawnog SH85803870 Large Heath ssp. polydama
Great Orme SH760837 Brown Argus
Dark Green Fritillary
Grayling ssp. thyone
Large Skipper
Silver-studded Blue ssp. caernensis
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Happy Valley SH78008320 Silver-studded Blue ssp. caernensis
Holy Island SH20508230 Grayling ssp. semele
Lake Trawsfyndd SH70703460 Green Hairstreak
Lake Vyrnwy SH985215 Large Heath ssp. polydama
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Morfa Harlech NNR SH55903400 Marsh Fritillary
Mynydd Marian SH89097726 Common Blue ssp. icarus
Dingy Skipper ssp. tages
Gatekeeper
Grayling ssp. semele
Green-veined White ssp. sabellicae
Large Skipper
Large White
Meadow Brown ssp. insularis
Orange-tip ssp. britannica
Peacock
Red Admiral
Silver-studded Blue ssp. caernensis
Small Copper ssp. eleus
Small Heath ssp. pamphilus
Small Skipper
Small Tortoiseshell
Small White
Speckled Wood ssp. tircis
Wall
Pont-ar-Gonwy SH778446 Large Heath ssp. polydama
Rhyd-y-foel SH91307640 Silver-studded Blue ssp. caernensis
South Stack Cliffs SH205823 Dark Green Fritillary
Marsh Fritillary
Silver-studded Blue ssp. argus
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Wall
Tir Stent SH75401640 Marsh Fritillary