Whippingham (fields)

Map of  Whippingham (fields)

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


County:Isle of Wight (England)
Gridref:SZ510933
Year established:1998
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3650
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Agriculturally improved/re-seeded/ heavily fertilised grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable86more
Orange TipStable25more
Ringlet?0.77more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.54more
Brown ArgusIncreasing51more
Green HairstreakIncreasing3.7more
Holly BlueStable38more
Small HeathIncreasing170more
Clouded YellowStable9.1more
Dingy SkipperStable1.8more
BrimstoneStable5.1more
White AdmiralStable*2.3more
Small CopperIncreasing120more
Adonis Blue?0.080more
Chalk-hill Blue?1.4more
Meadow BrownIncreasing*5900more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing1500more
Marbled WhiteStable1600more
PeacockStable*69more
Large SkipperStable240more
Speckled WoodStable200more
Wall BrownStable49more
Large WhiteStable*200more
Green-veined WhiteStable91more
Small WhiteIncreasing150more
CommaIncreasing70more
Common BlueIncreasing330more
Grizzled SkipperStable3.5more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.84more
Purple HairstreakStable28more
Small SkipperStable100more
Red AdmiralStable77more
Painted LadyStable35more

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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