Cornish Biodiversity Network - Supporting Wildlife Recording
The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.
Range & Status
A central and southern European species, occurring widely across southern England, where it is most frequent in the south-east. It is relatively sparse and local, but probably under-recorded.
Regional Distribution
Widely known along the coast of West Penwith and The Lizard; also at Penhale Dunes.
Habitat & Ecology
Dry and well-drained sites, usually coastal and sandy grasslands, where the sward is short or sparse. It is probably a seed-feeder.
Threats
Coastal development and excessive public pressure. Natural succession; changing
grazing pressure.
Conservation
See introductory section for general principles of habitat management.
I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.
The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.