Brodick Country Park

Map of  Brodick Country Park

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


County:Strathclyde (Scotland)
Gridref:NS0138
Year established:1995
Number of sections:13
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1801
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?2.7more
Orange Tip?3.0more
Scotch Argus?0.73more
Small Copper?8.0more
Meadow Brown?39more
Peacock?48more
Speckled Wood?2.0more
Green-veined White?170more
Small White?19more
Red Admiral?6.9more
Painted Lady?22more

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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