Gait Barrows NNR (Warden's)

Map of  Gait Barrows NNR (Warden's)

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


County:Lancashire (England)
Gridref:SD483774
Year established:1982
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
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 Tortoiseshell?23more
Orange Tip?15more
Dark Green Fritillary?4.8more
High Brown FritillaryStable100more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable160more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?10more
Northern Brown Argus?67more
Green Hairstreak?7.6more
Holly Blue?0.59more
Small Heath?1.1more
Dingy Skipper?62more
Grayling?75more
Brimstone?71more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasingExtinct in 19972.1more
Small Copper?1.4more
Meadow Brown?320more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?0.44more
Peacock?150more
Large Skipper?51more
Speckled Wood?240more
Wall Brown?10more
Large White?12more
Green-veined White?80more
Small White?29more
Comma?14more
Common Blue?24more
Grizzled Skipper?0.26more
Purple Hairstreak?0.26more
Red Admiral?16more
Painted Lady?7.2more

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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