Flash Bank Wood NT

Map of  Flash Bank Wood NT

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD488881
Year established:1996
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):950
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 TortoiseshellStable4.1more
Orange TipStable1.2more
Dark Green FritillaryStable15more
High Brown FritillaryStable1.8more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing3.9more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasingColonised in 19963.2more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable7.0more
Northern Brown ArgusDecreasing8.8more
Holly Blue?0.37more
Clouded Yellow?0.21more
Dingy Skipper?0.11more
Grayling?0.070more
BrimstoneStable25more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?1.2more
Small Copper?0.55more
Meadow BrownStable190more
PeacockStable77more
Large SkipperDecreasing11more
Speckled Wood?Colonised in 20004.2more
Wall BrownStable3.0more
Large WhiteStable16more
Green-veined WhiteStable38more
Small WhiteStable2.6more
CommaIncreasing1.3more
Common BlueDecreasing*8.9more
Purple Hairstreak?0.15more
Red AdmiralDecreasing13more
Painted LadyStable9.1more

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

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