Somerford Common (old)

Map of  Somerford Common (old)

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU0286
Year established:1987
Number of sections:13
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):5099
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?7.2more
Ringlet?140more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.82more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?26more
Silver-washed Fritillary?8.9more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.26more
Small Heath?34more
Dingy Skipper?2.0more
Marsh Fritillary?3.7more
Brimstone?57more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?10more
White Admiral?2.7more
Small Copper?33more
Meadow Brown?700more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?110more
Marbled White?16more
Peacock?110more
Large Skipper?75more
Speckled Wood?130more
Large White?53more
Green-veined White?75more
Small White?23more
Comma?22more
Common Blue?12more
Grizzled Skipper?19more
Red Admiral?13more
Painted Lady?6.8more
Small/Essex Skipper?130more

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
1987, 1988

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