Aston Clinton Ragpits

Map of  Aston Clinton Ragpits

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


County:Buckinghamshire (England)
Gridref:SP888108
Year established:2001
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
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 
Small TortoiseshellStable5.9more
Orange TipStable0.97more
RingletStable110more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.0more
Brown ArgusStable1.7more
Green HairstreakStable2.6more
Holly BlueStable4.4more
Small HeathDecreasing6.4more
Clouded Yellow?0.17more
Dingy SkipperStable21more
BrimstoneStable43more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?1.6more
Small CopperStable2.0more
Chalk-hill BlueStable64more
Meadow BrownStable85more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable*58more
Marbled WhiteStable170more
PeacockStable*24more
Large SkipperStable13more
Speckled WoodStable18more
Wall Brown?0.26more
Large WhiteStable9.2more
Green-veined WhiteStable15more
Small WhiteStable15more
CommaStable1.9more
Common BlueStable130more
Grizzled Skipper?0.41more
Small SkipperStable33more
Red AdmiralIncreasing4.4more
Painted LadyStable3.7more

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
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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