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Butterfly Conservation
Saving butterflies, moths and our environment
Cornwall Branch
To assist newcomers and casual visitors, especially those who join us for the summer holidays, we have compiled a map below of our colony sites and the principal butterflies found there. You would be unlucky not to find the species listed at these sites in season. Not included are the wide ranging species such as the Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Comma, Peacock and Painted Lady or other rare migrants.
A new series of information sheets has been developed as a guide to the best sites to see butterflies in Cornwall. As they are developed we will create a link on this page, so keep a regular lookout for the new guides.
Click on the ‘Site Guide’ link below the grid reference for the relevant site.
Principal butterfly sites in Cornwall
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Place |
Location |
Butterflies |
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1 |
Penhale Sands/Perranporth |
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Grizzled Skipper, Silver-studded Blue, Dark Green Fritillary, Dingy Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Small Heath. |
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2 |
Fellover Brake/Tuckingmill & De Lank Area |
Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Brimstone, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. De Lank (Pendrift) also has Purple Hairstreak. |
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3 |
Greenscoombe Wood |
Heath Fritillary, Brimstone, Silver-washed Fritillary. |
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4 |
Predannack Cliffs (Lizard) |
Marsh Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. |
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5 |
Chapel Porth |
Green Hairstreak. |
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6 |
Rame Head & Penlee Point |
Marbled White, Wall, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak. |
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7 |
Godolphin Woods |
Purple Hairstreak. |
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8 |
Marsland/Hard Hills |
Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary, Marsh Fritillary, Marbled White, Purple Hairstreak, Brimstone, Dingy Skipper. |
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9 |
Murrayton SW coast path |
Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dingy Skipper. |
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10 |
Breney Common and Redmoor |
Marsh Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Silver-studded Blue. |
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11 |
Upton Towans |
Silver-studded Blue, Dark Green Fritillary, Brown Argus, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath. |
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12 |
Prussia Cove/Cudden Point |
Silver-studded Blue, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Wall, Small Heath. |
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13 |
Kynance Cove (Lizard) |
Grayling, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Wall, Small Heath, Dark Green Fritillary. |
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14 |
Porthgwarra |
Grayling, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Wall, Silver-studded Blue, Small Heath. |
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15 |
Newlyn Downs |
Grayling, Small Heath |
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16 |
Kenidjack/Pendeen Watch |
Grayling, Silver-studded Blue, Green Hairstreak, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath. |
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