Fontmell Down

Map of  Fontmell Down

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:ST8817
Year established:1989
Number of sections:14
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4046
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 TipStable7.6more
RingletDecreasing43more
Dark Green FritillaryStable3.0more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.10more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.64more
Brown ArgusStable22more
Green HairstreakStable13more
Holly Blue?6.4more
Small HeathStable250more
Clouded Yellow?1.6more
Dingy SkipperStable36more
Grayling?0.10more
Marsh Fritillary?0.29more
BrimstoneStable87more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing10more
Silver-spotted SkipperStable16more
Small CopperStable36more
Adonis BlueDecreasing120more
Chalk-hill BlueStable1400more
Meadow BrownStable1200more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable110more
Marbled WhiteStable140more
PeacockStable43more
Large SkipperStable12more
Speckled WoodStable97more
Wall BrownStable*6.8more
Large WhiteStable37more
Green-veined WhiteStable24more
Small WhiteStable78more
CommaStable4.4more
Common BlueStable400more
Grizzled SkipperStable50more
Red AdmiralStable17more
Painted Lady?6.5more
Small/Essex SkipperStable64more

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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