Little Breach

Map of  Little Breach

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:ST115155
Year established:1997
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):400
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved acid grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable7.7more
Orange Tip?1.2more
RingletStable97more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable*9.2more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing6.8more
Brown Argus?0.55more
Green HairstreakStable14more
Holly Blue?1.5more
Small HeathStable9.0more
Clouded Yellow?0.68more
Grayling?0.29more
BrimstoneStable7.1more
Small CopperStable15more
Meadow BrownStable140more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable200more
Marbled WhiteStable190more
PeacockStable47more
Large SkipperDecreasing22more
Speckled WoodStable26more
Wall Brown?2.5more
Large WhiteStable10more
Green-veined WhiteStable9.3more
Small WhiteStable2.4more
CommaStable2.3more
Common BlueStable10more
Purple HairstreakStable0.77more
Small SkipperDecreasing40more
Red AdmiralIncreasing14more
Painted LadyStable6.5more

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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