Bodmin Beacon

Map of  Bodmin Beacon

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


County:Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (England)
Gridref:SX067665
Year established:1999
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1843
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?9.9more
Orange Tip?1.6more
Ringlet?120more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.7more
Holly Blue?3.9more
Small Heath?3.5more
Clouded Yellow?9.0more
Brimstone?1.5more
Small Copper?5.5more
Meadow Brown?380more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?130more
Peacock?14more
Large Skipper?6.1more
Speckled Wood?190more
Wall Brown?4.8more
Large White?69more
Green-veined White?9.9more
Small White?17more
Comma?4.4more
Common Blue?3.6more
Small Skipper?10more
Red Admiral?46more
Painted Lady?11more

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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