Galley & Warden Hills

Map of  Galley & Warden Hills

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


County:Bedfordshire (England)
Gridref:TL090263
Year established:1995
Number of sections:14
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):6000
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 
Orange Tip?0.64more
Ringlet?62more
Brown Argus?7.3more
Holly Blue?1.1more
Small Heath?330more
Clouded Yellow?1.2more
Small Blue?37more
Brimstone?130more
Silver-spotted Skipper?0.12more
Small Copper?5.3more
Chalk-hill Blue?240more
Meadow Brown?910more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?290more
Marbled White?120more
Peacock?28more
Large Skipper?87more
Speckled WoodIncreasing17more
Wall Brown?27more
Large White?56more
Green-veined White?14more
Small White?270more
Comma?0.73more
Common Blue?140more
Purple Hairstreak?0.49more
Small Skipper?59more
Red Admiral?2.3more
Painted Lady?4.0more
Small/Essex Skipper?69more

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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