Dunsford Meadow

Map of  Dunsford Meadow

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SX785892
Year established:1998
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1450
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Bracken dominated glades or hillsides
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?1.0more
Orange Tip?1.0more
Ringlet?98more
Dark Green Fritillary?5.4more
High Brown FritillaryStable12more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?59more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.0more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?31more
Green Hairstreak?3.0more
Holly Blue?11more
Small Heath?57more
Marsh Fritillary?2.6more
Brimstone?13more
White Admiral?1.0more
Small Copper?12more
Meadow Brown?170more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?98more
Marbled White?23more
Peacock?3.0more
Large Skipper?1.0more
Speckled Wood?5.0more
Large White?25more
Green-veined White?3.0more
Small White?13more
Comma?1.0more
Common Blue?36more
Purple Hairstreak?4.0more
Small Skipper?3.0more
Red Admiral?8.0more
Painted Lady?2.0more

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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