Mabie Forest

Map of  Mabie Forest

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


County:Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland)
Gridref:NX9270
Year established:1995
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3397
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable5.4more
Orange TipStable33more
RingletStable230more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.3more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable46more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryIncreasing38more
Northern Brown Argus?0.26more
Small HeathStable45more
Clouded Yellow?0.22more
Dingy Skipper?0.15more
Small CopperStable4.0more
Meadow BrownStable*31more
PeacockStable150more
Large SkipperStable*6.1more
Wall BrownStable13more
Large WhiteStable2.4more
Green-veined WhiteStable77more
Small White?0.85more
Common BlueStable38more
Purple Hairstreak?0.10more
Red AdmiralStable7.2more
Painted LadyStable8.1more

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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