Newton - Walters Copse

Map of  Newton - Walters Copse

The map shows you the route that this butterfly transect follows.


County:Isle of Wight (England)
Gridref:SZ431905
Year established:1996
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1317
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?0.86more
Orange TipStable10more
RingletStable22more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.17more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?1.3more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable31more
Brown ArgusStable3.4more
Green Hairstreak?0.26more
Holly BlueStable3.2more
Small Heath?1.1more
Clouded Yellow?0.94more
Dingy Skipper?0.26more
Marsh Fritillary?0.17more
BrimstoneStable28more
White AdmiralIncreasing72more
Small CopperStable7.6more
Meadow BrownStable640more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable300more
Marbled WhiteStable120more
PeacockStable37more
Large SkipperStable42more
Speckled WoodStable67more
Wall BrownStable4.8more
Large WhiteStable54more
Green-veined WhiteStable13more
Small WhiteIncreasing22more
CommaStable59more
Common BlueStable18more
Grizzled Skipper?0.57more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.090more
Purple HairstreakStable13more
Small SkipperStable10more
Red AdmiralStable41more
Painted LadyStable12more

This table shows the species that have been recorded on this site. Where sufficient data is available, trends in abundance are assessed and colonisation/extinction events are identified. Species are marked as 'asynchronous' when their trends on this site are markedly different from the national trend. Click on 'more' to see a plot of abundance through time for each species. See green question mark above for more details.

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