Gwithian Towans

Map of  Gwithian Towans

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


County:Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (England)
Gridref:SW584416
Year established:1997
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Coastal dune grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?11more
Orange Tip?0.41more
Ringlet?1.5more
Dark Green Fritillary?12more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?6.3more
Brown Argus?21more
Small Heath?110more
Clouded Yellow?4.1more
Grayling?9.9more
Small Copper?4.5more
Meadow Brown?540more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?340more
Peacock?3.2more
Large Skipper?23more
Speckled Wood?5.4more
Wall Brown?16more
Large White?28more
Green-veined White?1.9more
Small White?3.0more
Silver-studded Blue?29more
Common Blue?75more
Small Skipper?150more
Red Admiral?9.2more
Painted Lady?0.26more

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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