Torrington Commons

Map of  Torrington Commons

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SS4819
Year established:2003
Number of sections:6
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?27more
Orange Tip?12more
Ringlet?220more
Dark Green Fritillary?17more
High Brown Fritillary?0.41more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?140more
Silver-washed Fritillary?38more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?160more
Green Hairstreak?21more
Holly Blue?4.1more
Small Heath?46more
Clouded Yellow?7.0more
Brimstone?41more
Small Copper?41more
Meadow Brown?880more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?840more
Marbled White?67more
Peacock?88more
Large Skipper?37more
Speckled Wood?250more
Wall Brown?17more
Large White?42more
Green-veined White?82more
Small White?48more
Comma?37more
Common Blue?69more
Brown Hairstreak?1.0more
Purple Hairstreak?7.3more
Small Skipper?58more
Red Admiral?41more
Painted Lady?4.4more

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
2004, 2005, 2006

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