Haldon Forest

Map of  Haldon Forest

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SX872845
Year established:1995
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2767
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellDecreasing23more
Orange TipStable5.9more
RingletStable340more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.1more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable100more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing78more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable47more
Brown Argus?0.19more
Green Hairstreak?1.1more
Holly Blue?0.52more
Small Heath?0.74more
Clouded Yellow?5.2more
Small Blue?0.41more
Dingy SkipperStable13more
BrimstoneStable*18more
Wood WhiteDecreasing6.2more
White AdmiralIncreasing12more
Small CopperStable17more
Meadow BrownStable580more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable570more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing97more
PeacockStable120more
Large SkipperStable58more
Speckled WoodIncreasing200more
Wall BrownStable2.6more
Large WhiteStable20more
Green-veined WhiteStable44more
Small WhiteStable52more
CommaStable17more
Common BlueDecreasing180more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing11more
Purple Hairstreak?1.5more
Small SkipperStable100more
Red AdmiralStable26more
Painted LadyStable24more

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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