Whitbarrow NNR - Farrer's Allotment

Map of  Whitbarrow NNR - Farrer's Allotment

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD454856
Year established:2001
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4100
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 Tortoiseshell?53more
Dark Green Fritillary?130more
High Brown Fritillary?120more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?58more
Silver-washed Fritillary?29more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?100more
Northern Brown Argus?5.2more
Green Hairstreak?12more
Holly Blue?1.0more
Small Heath?90more
Dingy Skipper?18more
Grayling?56more
Brimstone?16more
Small Copper?1.0more
Meadow Brown?230more
Peacock?110more
Large Skipper?8.5more
Speckled Wood?56more
Wall Brown?5.0more
Large White?15more
Small White?15more
Comma?14more
Common Blue?96more
Small Skipper?4.0more
Red Admiral?15more
Painted Lady?3.9more

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
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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