Brading Quarries

Map of  Brading Quarries

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


County:Isle of Wight (England)
Gridref:SZ601866
Year established:1997
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1400
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable13more
Orange TipStable*12more
RingletStable2.5more
Brown ArgusStable13more
Green HairstreakIncreasing3.3more
Holly BlueStable26more
Small HeathStable120more
Clouded YellowStable3.3more
Dingy SkipperStable26more
Grayling?0.070more
BrimstoneStable5.5more
White Admiral?0.34more
Small CopperIncreasing8.8more
Adonis Blue?0.99more
Chalk-hill BlueStable1800more
Meadow BrownStable970more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing340more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing280more
PeacockStable62more
Large SkipperStable25more
Speckled WoodStable220more
Wall BrownStable63more
Large WhiteStable210more
Green-veined WhiteStable22more
Small WhiteStable91more
CommaStable36more
Common BlueStable220more
Grizzled Skipper?0.070more
Small SkipperStable21more
Red AdmiralStable110more
Painted LadyStable15more

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.

Links to counts
2006

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