Blackdown Common 2005 route

Map of  Blackdown Common 2005 route

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:ST112154
Year established:2005
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):0
Width (m):0
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?7.0more
Ringlet?8.3more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.4more
Holly Blue?3.0more
Small Heath?180more
Clouded Yellow?6.0more
Grayling?61more
Meadow Brown?22more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?190more
Large Skipper?37more
Small White?5.0more
Small Skipper?2.0more
Red Admiral?9.0more

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.

Links to counts
2005, 2006

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