Bishop Middleham Quarry

Map of  Bishop Middleham Quarry

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


County:Durham (England)
Gridref:NZ3332
Year established:1997
Number of sections:14
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2225
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 Tortoiseshell?23more
Orange TipStable6.8more
RingletStable230more
Northern Brown ArgusDecreasing140more
Small HeathStable350more
Dingy SkipperStable42more
Small Copper?3.8more
Meadow BrownStable210more
Peacock?98more
Large SkipperStable16more
Speckled Wood?5.0more
Wall Brown?200more
Large White?67more
Green-veined White?29more
Small WhiteStable71more
Comma?4.0more
Common BlueStable230more
Small SkipperStable44more
Red AdmiralStable*8.5more
Painted LadyStable8.2more

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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