Black Holes
Suffolk Butterfly Recording 2019-
"Black-Holes"
In my recent 2019 letter to
butterfly recorders (click
here for text) I promised you details of the areas of
Suffolk in which no butterflies were found during the period 2015-
2018, this being the first four years of the current five-year
recording period for the Butterflies of the New Millennium recording
scheme.
End June Update-
Suffolk Butterfly Recording 2019- "Black-Holes"
Below is a map of the Suffolk recording area which shows the areas
remaining as at end of June 2019 without any butterfly records i.e.
"black-holes" that exist, these are shown by the dark-blue spots
Suffolk 2015-2018- Under recorded areas
Targets for specific
recording
A list of the actual "black-hole"
tetrads (2x2km squares) is given below and I would ask you all to try
and visit as many of them as you can in 2019 to increase the
overall butterfly species coverage for Suffolk.
Based on the
above map the following tetrads in the table below should be visited in order to increase
county coverage. 2019 represents the final year of the current
five-year recording period for the Butterflies of the New Millennium
recording scheme so this is an incredibly important year
Please note that access to some
may be restricted due to the land being private or there may be no
suitable footpaths. In addition, some involve inland waterways, are
tidal or may simply be totally unsuitable for butterflies
However, in order to assist you with targeting key areas
the maps following the table show 10km squares are those which require significant
recording coverage
Bill Stone, Suffolk Butterfly
Recorder, April 2019
Suffolk Black-Hole Tetrads
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TL6450 |
TL6648 |
TL6662 |
TL6854 |
TL7252 |
TL7254 |
TL7258 |
TL7450 |
TL7854 |
TL8452 |
TL9252 |
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TM1468 |
TM1874 |
TM2470 |
TM3068 |
TM3070 |
TM3072 |
TM3270 |
TM3276 |
TM3278 |
TM3282 |
TM3286 |
TM3472 |
TM3478 |
TM3486 |
TM3684 |
TM4482 |
TM4682 |
TM5498 |
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TG4606
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TG5206
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TL6450 - Temple End Little
Thurlow, North and South, path and road, good access
TL6648 - Great
Thurlow, whole area, good access
TL6662 - Moulton, part of ‘the
heath’ at Warren Hill, poor access
TL6854 - Great Bradley - good
access
TL7252 - Stradishall, good access
TL7254 - Cowlinge, good
access
TL7258 -
TL7450 - Hundon, good access
TL7854 -
Stradishall, good access
TL8452 - Hartest, good access
TL9252 -
TM1468 - Thorndon, good access
TM1874 - Denham, good access
TM2470 - Wilby, good access
TM3068 - Badingham, good access.
TM3070 - Laxfield, fair access.
TM3072 - Laxfield & Ubbeston, good
access.
TM3270 - Heveningham, good access.
TM3276 - Huntingfield
& Lindstead, good access.
TM3278 - Chediston, poor access.
TM3282 -
TM3286 - Flixton & Bungay, good access.
TM3472 -
Hevingham, poor access but could be interesting.
TM3478 - Chediston
& Wissett, good access.
TM3486 - Ilketshall & Bungay, good access.
TM3684 - Ilketshall, good access.
TM4482 - Brampton with Stoven,
good access.
TM4682 - West of Wrentham, good access.
TM5498 -
Corton Cliff, 700 yards (640m) of clifftop walk near the caravan park.
TL74-Area West and
North of Clare
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TL95-Area South of
Bradfield villages
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TM16-Area North and
West of Debenham
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TM17-Area East of A140
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TM26-Area North & West
of Framlingham
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TM27- All areas
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TM37-All areas other
than Halesworth town
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TM38- Area bordering
A144 and B1062
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TM 48- Area between
A145 and B1127
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The Old Black Hole Map
The previous map showed an OS map of Suffolk overprinted to show the
density of records for the period 2010 to 2013. This is still
available but we have been unable to produce the latest map in this
way. To see the old map
Click here and the map will open in a new window or tab.