Garway Hill Common - Butterflies

Butterflies of Garway Hill

On any calm day from Spring through to Autumn, Garway Hill is a good place to see butterflies. Sit at the top of the hill of an evening and you will be surrounded by many Gatekeepers, Red Admirals, and Painted Ladies, all engaged in territorial or mating activity.

As well as these more common varieties, Garway Hill is also home to the rare Green Fritillary. To gather more information about the butterfly population of the Hill regular monitoring surveys are performed by a local group of amateur naturalists under the supervision of Herefordshire Nature Conservancy. These are being done in co-ordination with the environmental Management Plan operated by the Garway Hill Commoners Association so that the effects on species of the changes put in place under the plan may be measured.

	More information:
	Birds 70 different bird species have been recorded on Garway Hill		Butterflies Garway Hill is an excellent natural habitat for many species of butterflies
	Reptiles and Amphibians The Black Pool on Garway Hill is a breeding area for rare Great Crested Newts		Plants The native species include Bluebells, Meadow Saffron and Stonewort, unique in Herefordshire
	Miscellany Other species of interest		Sheep and Horses Local farmers still use the Common as valuable grazing ground for mountain horses and sheep

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