Whixall Moss (a)

Map of  Whixall Moss (a)

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


County:Shropshire (England)
Gridref:SJ4939
Year established:1993
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3157
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Acid bog/mire habitats
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable28more
Orange TipStable11more
Ringlet?2.4more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.090more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.0more
Green HairstreakStable13more
Holly Blue?0.82more
Small HeathStable2.4more
Large HeathStable51more
Clouded Yellow?0.090more
BrimstoneStable59more
Small CopperStable26more
Meadow BrownIncreasing64more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable50more
PeacockStable20more
Large SkipperStable47more
Speckled WoodStable47more
Wall Brown?1.4more
Large WhiteStable*18more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing70more
Small WhiteStable14more
Comma?0.55more
Common Blue?0.59more
Small SkipperStable13more
Red AdmiralStable9.3more
Painted Lady?3.7more

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.

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