Aldbury Nowers

Map of  Aldbury Nowers

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


County:Hertfordshire (England)
Gridref:SP952129
Year established:1992
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1200
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable9.6more
Orange TipStable12more
RingletStable85more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.19more
Brown ArgusStable47more
Green HairstreakDecreasing8.4more
Holly Blue?0.84more
Small HeathStable*24more
Clouded Yellow?0.56more
Small Blue?0.050more
Dingy Skipper?0.55more
BrimstoneStable120more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?Extinct in 19960.70more
Small CopperStable12more
Chalk-hill Blue?3.3more
Meadow BrownIncreasing520more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing190more
Marbled WhiteStable*100more
PeacockStable31more
Large SkipperIncreasing*35more
Speckled WoodStable14more
Wall Brown?1.1more
Large WhiteDecreasing62more
Green-veined WhiteStable18more
Small WhiteDecreasing56more
CommaIncreasing3.8more
Common BlueStable79more
Grizzled SkipperStable1.2more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.41more
Small SkipperIncreasing*33more
Red AdmiralStable*3.3more
Painted LadyStable*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.

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