Lundy Bay

Map of  Lundy Bay

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


County:Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (England)
Gridref:SW958798
Year established:1999
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2301
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?6.7more
Orange Tip?12more
Ringlet?81more
Green Hairstreak?9.0more
Holly Blue?3.4more
Small Heath?0.68more
Clouded Yellow?1.2more
Small Copper?16more
Meadow Brown?200more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?160more
Peacock?25more
Large Skipper?31more
Speckled Wood?100more
Wall Brown?2.0more
Large White?26more
Green-veined White?36more
Small White?9.6more
Comma?0.26more
Common Blue?21more
Grizzled Skipper?2.0more
Small Skipper?0.91more
Red Admiral?16more
Painted Lady?5.8more

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
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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