Great Orme

Map of  Great Orme

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


County:Gwynedd (Wales)
Gridref:SH7683
Year established:1991
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4476
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?1.0more
Dark Green Fritillary?17more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.26more
Brown Argus?28more
Small HeathStable290more
Clouded Yellow?4.0more
GraylingStable460more
Small Copper?2.7more
Meadow BrownStable*820more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?370more
Peacock?8.9more
Large SkipperIncreasing21more
Speckled Wood?78more
Wall Brown?39more
Large White?39more
Green-veined White?1.4more
Small White?25more
Silver-studded BlueStable3800more
Comma?1.0more
Common Blue?54more
Red Admiral?44more
Painted Lady?15more

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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