Helsington Barrows NT

Map of  Helsington Barrows NT

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD489904
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?11more
Orange Tip?2.0more
Dark Green Fritillary?160more
High Brown Fritillary?190more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?22more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?20more
Small Heath?120more
Dingy Skipper?7.0more
Brimstone?1.1more
Meadow Brown?210more
Peacock?10more
Large Skipper?1.4more
Speckled Wood?1.4more
Green-veined White?4.0more
Common Blue?44more
Red Admiral?1.4more
Painted Lady?1.2more

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.

Links to counts
2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

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