Witherslack Woods LNR

Map of  Witherslack Woods LNR

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD435865
Year established:1985
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3800
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?0.37more
Orange Tip?5.1more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.32more
High Brown FritillaryStable12more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?3.5more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.6more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.38more
Northern Brown Argus?0.73more
Green Hairstreak?0.39more
Holly Blue?0.38more
Small Heath?0.34more
Grayling?0.58more
BrimstoneStable6.2more
Small Copper?0.61more
Meadow BrownStable56more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?0.10more
Peacock?13more
Large Skipper?4.1more
Speckled WoodIncreasingColonised in 19914.2more
Wall Brown?0.49more
Large WhiteStable4.6more
Green-veined White?14more
Small WhiteStable2.9more
Comma?0.37more
Common BlueStable6.5more
Red AdmiralStable3.3more
Painted Lady?0.23more

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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