West Down (Dartmoor)

Map of  West Down (Dartmoor)

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SX484703
Year established:2001
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):900
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Bracken dominated glades or hillsides
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?1.1more
Orange Tip?0.73more
Ringlet?11more
Dark Green FritillaryStable57more
High Brown FritillaryStable24more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?11more
Silver-washed Fritillary?7.7more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?40more
Green Hairstreak?6.3more
Holly Blue?2.6more
Small Heath?5.9more
Clouded Yellow?4.0more
Grayling?0.73more
Brimstone?12more
Small Copper?11more
Meadow Brown?32more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?59more
Peacock?3.2more
Large Skipper?1.6more
Speckled Wood?6.8more
Wall Brown?0.15more
Large White?0.41more
Green-veined White?0.58more
Small White?0.26more
Comma?0.93more
Red Admiral?2.2more
Painted Lady?2.1more

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
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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