Field of Dreams

Map of  Field of Dreams

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


County:Lancashire (England)
Gridref:SD475750
Year established:2002
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1030
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?20more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.1more
High Brown FritillaryStable8.8more
Northern Brown Argus?6.9more
Holly Blue?2.0more
Dingy Skipper?1.6more
Brimstone?11more
Meadow Brown?330more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?0.82more
Peacock?22more
Large Skipper?0.41more
Speckled Wood?290more
Wall Brown?1.7more
Large White?28more
Green-veined White?15more
Small White?16more
Comma?12more
Common Blue?3.3more
Purple Hairstreak?0.78more
Red Admiral?10more
Painted Lady?0.74more

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, 2006, 2007

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