Holywell Dunes

Map of  Holywell Dunes

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


County:Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (England)
Gridref:SW765595
Year established:1995
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 
Ringlet?18more
Dark Green Fritillary?100more
Brown Argus?27more
Small Heath?30more
Dingy Skipper?1.0more
Small Copper?8.0more
Meadow Brown?260more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?370more
Peacock?5.0more
Large Skipper?12more
Speckled Wood?1.0more
Wall Brown?12more
Large White?2.0more
Green-veined White?2.0more
Small White?25more
Silver-studded Blue?73more
Common Blue?81more
Small Skipper?59more

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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