Warton Crag LWT

Map of  Warton Crag LWT

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


County:Lancashire (England)
Gridref:SD493734
Year established:1992
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):5400
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry scrub/shrub thickets
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable13more
Orange TipStable8.7more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.4more
High Brown FritillaryStable85more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable79more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing19more
Northern Brown ArgusDecreasing17more
Green HairstreakStable2.3more
Holly BlueStable*2.2more
Small HeathDecreasing27more
Clouded Yellow?0.41more
Dingy SkipperStable14more
GraylingStable0.99more
BrimstoneIncreasing19more
Small Copper?0.39more
Meadow BrownStable150more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?0.060more
PeacockIncreasing*84more
Large SkipperDecreasing8.0more
Speckled WoodIncreasing70more
Wall BrownStable49more
Large WhiteStable26more
Green-veined WhiteStable7.8more
Small WhiteStable4.3more
CommaIncreasingColonised in 19973.1more
Common BlueStable2.4more
Purple Hairstreak?0.23more
Red AdmiralStable26more
Painted LadyStable13more

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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