Holme Park Quarry Reserve

Map of  Holme Park Quarry Reserve

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD537783
Year established:2003
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1092
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry scrub/shrub thickets
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?2.8more
Dark Green Fritillary?27more
High Brown Fritillary?19more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?3.2more
Holly Blue?1.2more
Small Heath?2.4more
Dingy Skipper?2.0more
Grayling?6.6more
Brimstone?3.0more
Small Copper?0.41more
Meadow Brown?52more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?1.0more
Peacock?21more
Large Skipper?16more
Speckled Wood?120more
Wall Brown?4.1more
Large White?5.5more
Green-veined White?21more
Small White?7.7more
Comma?5.4more
Common Blue?4.8more
Small Skipper?2.0more
Red Admiral?3.0more
Painted Lady?5.5more

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
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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