Aish Tor

Map of  Aish Tor

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SX704710
Year established:1993
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2100
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Bracken dominated glades or hillsides
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?3.8more
Ringlet?1.1more
Dark Green Fritillary?16more
High Brown FritillaryStable24more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?99more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.6more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?48more
Green Hairstreak?4.0more
Holly BlueStable5.4more
Small Heath?59more
Clouded Yellow?0.64more
Grayling?7.3more
Brimstone?22more
Small Copper?4.7more
Meadow Brown?150more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?330more
Marbled White?0.44more
Peacock?10more
Large Skipper?0.64more
Speckled Wood?22more
Wall Brown?3.4more
Large White?1.7more
Green-veined White?0.26more
Small White?8.7more
Comma?1.9more
Purple Hairstreak?2.7more
Red Admiral?4.6more
Painted Lady?1.4more

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
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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