Schüpfheim

Geography

Schüpfheim has an area of . Of this area, 59.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 32.82% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 59.3% is used for farming or pastures, while 0.68% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.61% is covered with buildings, 0.37% is industrial, 0.26% is classed as special developments, 0.21% is parks or greenbelts and 1.88% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.55% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 1.33% is other unproductive land.

Most-observed species

• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  5,755
• Ringlet

  Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,834
• Small Skipper

  Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761) · Insecta
  3,297
• Marbled White

  Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  2,747
• Small Tortoiseshell

  Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,233
• Small Heath

  Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,087
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  1,837
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  1,637

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.9 — 2022-09-10
  1 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
• M 2.7 — 2022-08-23
  4 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland