Gwithian Sandpit

Map of  Gwithian Sandpit

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


County:Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (England)
Gridref:SW584416
Year established:1998
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?3.0more
Orange Tip?3.0more
Ringlet?2.3more
Dark Green Fritillary?6.4more
Brown Argus?12more
Green Hairstreak?1.0more
Holly Blue?2.0more
Small Heath?11more
Clouded Yellow?8.0more
Grayling?2.6more
Small Copper?24more
Meadow Brown?220more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?100more
Peacock?2.0more
Large Skipper?2.2more
Speckled Wood?2.5more
Wall Brown?7.9more
Large White?15more
Green-veined White?4.3more
Small White?9.8more
Silver-studded Blue?78more
Comma?1.0more
Common Blue?110more
Small Skipper?24more
Red Admiral?2.5more
Painted Lady?2.9more

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
1999
2000

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