Bovey Heath

Map of  Bovey Heath

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SX824765
Year established:2003
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1140
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?2.3more
Orange Tip?0.73more
Ringlet?2.0more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.41more
Green Hairstreak?4.3more
Holly Blue?5.1more
Small Heath?18more
Clouded Yellow?1.6more
Grayling?260more
Brimstone?8.2more
Small Copper?1.5more
Meadow Brown?5.0more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?94more
Peacock?5.0more
Large Skipper?3.2more
Speckled Wood?7.5more
Wall Brown?2.9more
Large White?7.6more
Small White?7.6more
Common Blue?5.8more
Small Skipper?1.9more
Red Admiral?2.5more
Painted Lady?3.2more

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.

Links to counts
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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