Scarce or Lost species
The following are either scarce or missing in the Red River Valley Nature Reserve sites where we are working. By reinstating or improving the habitats we hope to secure the future of existing populations and encourage the return of the lost species.
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura pumilio
Photo Steve Jones
National Status: Near Threatened (Odonata Red List 2008)
Sites: Great Wheal Seton
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Sites: Great Wheal Seton
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Small Red Damselfly - Ceriagrion tenellum
Photo Steve Jones
National Status: Nationally Scarce (Odonata Red List 2008)
Sites: Great Wheal Seton, Bell Lake Marsh
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Sites: Great Wheal Seton, Bell Lake Marsh
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Marsh Fritillary Butterfly - Euphydryas aurinia
Photo Steve Jones
National Status: Section 41 species (NERC); Priority Species (UK BAP); Vulnerable (Butterfly Red List 2010); Protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act
Sites: Previously occurred at Bell Lake Marsh but is no longer found in the Red River Valley
The Marsh Fritillary - Euphydryas aurinia bred at Bell Lake Marsh in the early 1980s but sadly the habitat quickly became unsuitable because of shading by gorse & willows.
Sites: Previously occurred at Bell Lake Marsh but is no longer found in the Red River Valley
The Marsh Fritillary - Euphydryas aurinia bred at Bell Lake Marsh in the early 1980s but sadly the habitat quickly became unsuitable because of shading by gorse & willows.
Grayling - Hipparchia semele
Photo Steve Jones
National Status: Section 41 species (NERC); Priority Species (UK BAP); Vulnerable (Butterfly Red List 2010)
Sites: Previously occurred near Bell Lake Marsh but is no longer found in the Red River Valley
The Grayling - Hipparchia semele is a butterfly of open habitats like the formerly bare sandy areas on the opposite side of the river from Bell Lake Marsh however this notable species has not seen here since 1984.
Sites: Previously occurred near Bell Lake Marsh but is no longer found in the Red River Valley
The Grayling - Hipparchia semele is a butterfly of open habitats like the formerly bare sandy areas on the opposite side of the river from Bell Lake Marsh however this notable species has not seen here since 1984.
Dingy Skipper - Erynnis tages
Photo Steve Jones
National Status: Section 41 species (NERC); Priority Species (UK BAP); Vulnerable (Butterfly Red List 2010)
Sites: Status uncertain; has been known to occur at Great Wheal Seton
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Sites: Status uncertain; has been known to occur at Great Wheal Seton
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