SMALL SKIPPER Thymelicus sylvestris
Spreading northwards; rapid spread in the early 1990s; somewhat slower thereafter. In some localities where it became established and abundant in the 1990s, numbers have since declined. It requires Holcus-dominated grassland.
THE THREE PERIODS COMPARED
PERIOD 1 (1940-1994) WITH RECORDING COVERAGE, ALTITUDE AND URBAN COVER
PERIOD 2 (1995-2000) WITH RECORDING COVERAGE, ALTITUDE AND URBAN COVER
PERIOD 3 (2001-2007) WITH RECORDING COVERAGE, ALTITUDE AND URBAN COVER
