Gait Barrows NNR (Warden's)

Map of  Gait Barrows NNR (Warden's)

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


County:Lancashire (England)
Gridref:SD483774
Year established:1993
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):27
Length (m):1900
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 
Small Tortoiseshell?33more
Orange Tip?16more
Dark Green Fritillary?14more
High Brown Fritillary?120more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?53more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.0more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?1.4more
Northern Brown Argus?48more
Green Hairstreak?7.2more
Holly Blue?4.0more
Clouded Yellow?5.0more
Dingy Skipper?23more
Grayling?66more
Brimstone?75more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?2.0more
Small Copper?3.2more
Meadow Brown?370more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?1.0more
Peacock?240more
Large Skipper?18more
Speckled Wood?220more
Large White?8.5more
Green-veined White?66more
Small White?26more
Comma?31more
Common Blue?28more
White-letter Hairstreak?1.0more
Purple Hairstreak?4.0more
Small Skipper?26more
Red Admiral?20more

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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