Whitbarrow - Township Plantation

Map of  Whitbarrow - Township Plantation

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD450887
Year established:1994
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 TortoiseshellStable9.4more
Orange TipDecreasing7.2more
Ringlet?1.0more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing82more
High Brown FritillaryDecreasing150more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing52more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing15more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable150more
Northern Brown ArgusStable98more
Green HairstreakStable3.4more
Holly BlueDecreasing*11more
Small HeathStable87more
Dingy SkipperStable12more
GraylingStable30more
BrimstoneStable71more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing26more
Small CopperStable1.4more
Meadow BrownStable250more
PeacockIncreasing170more
Large SkipperStable29more
Speckled WoodIncreasing14more
Wall BrownStable14more
Large WhiteStable9.5more
Green-veined WhiteStable22more
Small WhiteStable13more
CommaIncreasing3.8more
Common BlueStable160more
Purple Hairstreak?0.13more
Red AdmiralStable10more
Painted LadyStable7.8more

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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