Trowbarrow Quarry LNR

Map of  Trowbarrow Quarry LNR

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


County:Lancashire (England)
Gridref:SD480758
Year established:1997
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2031
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 TortoiseshellStable4.1more
Orange Tip?8.3more
High Brown FritillaryStable1.9more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.53more
Northern Brown ArgusStable2.0more
Holly Blue?0.26more
Clouded Yellow?2.0more
Dingy Skipper?8.7more
Grayling?0.26more
BrimstoneStable6.7more
Small Copper?0.22more
Meadow Brown?250more
PeacockStable*20more
Large Skipper?2.4more
Speckled WoodStable140more
Wall BrownStable9.4more
Large WhiteStable10more
Green-veined White?8.2more
Small WhiteStable31more
CommaStable3.0more
Common BlueStable16more
Small Skipper?1.0more
Red Admiral?3.2more
Painted Lady?0.78more

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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