Firestone Copse

Map of  Firestone Copse

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


County:Isle of Wight (England)
Gridref:SZ555908
Year established:1998
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1700
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellDecreasing1.5more
Orange TipStable2.8more
RingletDecreasing75more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable6.0more
Green Hairstreak?0.040more
Holly BlueStableExtinct in 19921.5more
Small Heath?0.080more
Clouded YellowStable*0.41more
Dingy Skipper?0.040more
BrimstoneDecreasing39more
White AdmiralStable7.0more
Small CopperDecreasing1.7more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.040more
Meadow BrownDecreasing170more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable91more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing*4.2more
PeacockStable19more
Large SkipperStable33more
Speckled WoodStable40more
Wall BrownDecreasing3.1more
Large WhiteDecreasing38more
Green-veined WhiteStable24more
Small WhiteDecreasing15more
CommaStable20more
Common BlueDecreasingExtinct in 20004.2more
Grizzled Skipper?0.040more
Small SkipperDecreasingExtinct in 20003.9more
Red AdmiralStable10more
Painted LadyDecreasing*2.0more

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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