Butterfly walk Traditional Cache
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Access from Parking co-ordinates: a: 50º25.124 N
004º44.548 W
B: 50º25.018 N
004º44.478 W
The cache is in a lock & lock box with room for log book and goodies plus a shiny £1 for FTF.
This cache involves a walk along a path that is accessible to bikes and buggies but can become muddy in parts after heavy rain.
The area is part of the Restoration of the Mid Cornwall Moors for the Marsh Fritillary Butterfly.
This EU Funded partnership aims to improve the quality of habitat suitable for the Marsh Fritillary in Mid Cornwall and is part of a candidate Special Area of Conservation and is a key breeding site for this species.
Marsh Fritillary Butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia)
The Marsh Fritillary has undergone a dramatic decline in recent years, with a 66% loss in Marsh Fritillary populations nationally since 1990. In Cornwall there are currently 22 known populations. The Mid Cornwall Moors is a significant area for the Marsh Fritillary supporting some of the larger populations in Cornwall. Habitat management over a number of sites, such as the Mid Cornwall Moors, is necessary for maintaining populations of this butterfly.
The Marsh Fritillary breeds on the wet grassland of the Mid Cornwall Moors where it's principal food plant, Devil's-bit Scabious, is abundant. The butterfly lays its eggs in large batches on the food plant where the caterpillars live as a group inside a conspicuous silken web. These are easily observed during August and September and are a useful indicator of population size for surveys and monitoring.
The Marsh Fritillary is listed as a threatened European species under the EC Habitats and Species Directive and is a priority species in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.
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