Creag Meagaidh

Map of  Creag Meagaidh

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


County:Highland (Scotland)
Gridref:NN4787
Year established:1993
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3156
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?1.0more
Orange Tip?1.7more
Dark Green FritillaryStable6.8more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable41more
Small HeathStable18more
Large Heath?0.43more
Scotch ArgusStable300more
Meadow Brown?0.82more
Peacock?15more
Large White?0.41more
Green-veined White?7.6more
Common BlueStable*33more
Red Admiral?2.8more
Painted Lady?0.59more

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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