Ashclyst Forest

Map of  Ashclyst Forest

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SX999995
Year established:1996
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):400
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Ringlet?50more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?14more
Silver-washed Fritillary?160more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?5.6more
Clouded Yellow?7.0more
White Admiral?3.2more
Small Copper?2.4more
Meadow Brown?99more
Marbled White?43more
Large Skipper?3.9more
Wall Brown?0.41more
Common Blue?4.4more
Purple Hairstreak?9.2more
Small Skipper?8.2more
Painted Lady?22more

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
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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