Piddledown Common

Map of  Piddledown Common

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SX729899
Year established:1997
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):620
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Bracken dominated glades or hillsides
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?3.8more
Orange Tip?1.6more
RingletDecreasing14more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.66more
High Brown Fritillary?0.45more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable16more
Silver-washed Fritillary?3.7more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?4.7more
Green Hairstreak?6.6more
Holly Blue?2.8more
Small Heath?28more
Clouded Yellow?1.0more
GraylingStable8.6more
BrimstoneStable13more
Small Copper?5.6more
Meadow Brown?130more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?210more
Marbled White?3.1more
Peacock?4.0more
Speckled Wood?11more
Wall Brown?4.6more
Large White?4.8more
Green-veined White?6.5more
Small White?3.2more
Comma?1.0more
Common Blue?4.6more
Purple Hairstreak?0.41more
Small Skipper?1.8more
Red Admiral?6.3more
Painted Lady?2.0more

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.

Links to counts
2006

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