Dick Fell

Map of  Dick Fell

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD473797
Year established:1998
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1295
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 TortoiseshellStable28more
Orange TipStable56more
High Brown Fritillary?0.59more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?4.0more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?1.0more
Northern Brown Argus?0.19more
Holly Blue?0.59more
Small Heath?0.25more
Clouded Yellow?0.36more
Scotch Argus?0.32more
Dingy Skipper?0.65more
Grayling?0.090more
BrimstoneStable21more
Small CopperStable2.6more
Meadow BrownStable260more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?0.40more
PeacockStable*75more
Large Skipper?0.15more
Speckled WoodIncreasing12more
Wall BrownStable2.7more
Large WhiteStable27more
Green-veined WhiteStable86more
Small WhiteStable55more
CommaStable9.5more
Common BlueStable1.4more
Red AdmiralStable6.6more
Painted LadyStable9.2more

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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