Lydford

Map of  Lydford

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SX490836
Year established:1994
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1500
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Bare ground/weed communities of post industrial sites e.g. quarries/pits/road/rail/landfill sites
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?0.57more
Orange Tip?3.6more
Ringlet?270more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?4.0more
Silver-washed Fritillary?5.7more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?11more
Green Hairstreak?0.47more
Holly Blue?3.0more
Small Heath?1.0more
Brimstone?3.5more
Meadow Brown?81more
Marbled White?12more
Heath FritillaryStable170more
Peacock?5.3more
Large Skipper?6.8more
Speckled Wood?78more
Large White?3.9more
Green-veined White?45more
Small White?3.1more
Comma?11more
Common Blue?0.41more
Grizzled Skipper?7.5more
Small Skipper?9.5more
Red Admiral?3.0more
Painted Lady?2.2more

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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