Medina Valley Centre

Map of  Medina Valley Centre

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


County:Isle of Wight (England)
Gridref:SZ503909
Year established:1988
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):367
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable8.1more
Orange Tip?2.3more
Ringlet?0.040more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.040more
Green Hairstreak?0.11more
Holly BlueStable2.3more
Small HeathDecreasingExtinct in 19991.7more
Clouded Yellow?0.51more
Dingy Skipper?0.040more
Brimstone?0.22more
Small CopperStable25more
Meadow BrownStable120more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable180more
Marbled WhiteStable41more
PeacockStable5.8more
Large SkipperStable18more
Speckled WoodStable16more
Wall BrownStable5.4more
Large WhiteStable22more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasingColonised in 19980.61more
Small WhiteIncreasing36more
CommaIncreasing8.2more
Common BlueStable29more
Grizzled Skipper?0.25more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.26more
Purple Hairstreak?0.20more
Small SkipperStable16more
Red AdmiralIncreasing8.0more
Painted LadyStable2.7more

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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