Heald Brow NT

Map of  Heald Brow NT

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


County:Lancashire (England)
Gridref:SD468739
Year established:1999
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2600
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?8.5more
Orange Tip?5.8more
Dark Green Fritillary?5.8more
High Brown FritillaryIncreasing2.3more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?2.1more
Northern Brown Argus?5.9more
Holly Blue?4.0more
Clouded Yellow?3.0more
Dingy Skipper?0.64more
Grayling?1.0more
Brimstone?17more
Small Copper?3.4more
Meadow Brown?800more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?3.4more
Peacock?44more
Large Skipper?4.8more
Speckled Wood?710more
Wall Brown?6.2more
Large White?21more
Green-veined White?36more
Small White?30more
Comma?14more
Common Blue?9.5more
Small Skipper?2.0more
Red Admiral?30more
Painted Lady?16more

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
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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