Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae
National Status
Local in southern England. Population trend 10 years to 2016 to 2016 -58%; since 1976 -15%.
West Midlands Status
Confined to east Worcestershire, range expanding locally in the core area: now recorded in over 300 1-km OS grid squares.
Habitat
The wooded landscape of the former Forest of Feckenham, particularly scrubby woodland edges and farm hedgerows.
Caterpillar Food Plant
Blackthorn
Life Cycle
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Flight Period
End of July to early October.
Distribution Map
Hotspots
Grafton Wood, Trench Wood and Morton Stanley Park in Redditch (Worcestershire).