Warton Crag LNR

Map of  Warton Crag LNR

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


County:Lancashire (England)
Gridref:SD494727
Year established:1992
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 TortoiseshellStable54more
Orange TipStable21more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.34more
High Brown FritillaryStable130more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable71more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing43more
Northern Brown ArgusDecreasing140more
Green HairstreakStable46more
Holly BlueStable8.7more
Small HeathDecreasing78more
Clouded Yellow?1.1more
Dingy SkipperStable32more
GraylingDecreasing19more
BrimstoneIncreasing28more
Small CopperStable3.8more
Meadow BrownStable390more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?2.0more
PeacockStable80more
Large SkipperStable32more
Speckled WoodIncreasingColonised in 199630more
Wall BrownDecreasing97more
Large WhiteStable150more
Green-veined WhiteStable38more
Small WhiteStable41more
CommaIncreasingColonised in 19982.7more
Common BlueStable*63more
Purple Hairstreak?0.050more
Red AdmiralStable30more
Painted LadyStable19more

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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