In the area of European importance Beckovské skalice we cleared the piles of rubble and rocks in the old stone quarry. The piles are made of rubble and rocks left behind after mining. Such spots – when sufficiently illuminated and covered with sparse vegetation cover and exposed substrate – are habitats not only for xerophyte butterfly species, but also for grasshoppers, spiders and Hymenoptera species. During the clearing we’ve also uncovered the loess wall which serves as a nesting habitat for solitary ground nesting bees. The rubble and rock piles covered by stonecrops in the Beckovské skalice nature reserve serve as a habitat for the rare chequered blue butterfly (Scolitantides orion).
