Balls Wood

Map of  Balls Wood

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


County:Hertfordshire (England)
Gridref:TL344106
Year established:1995
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2800
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellDecreasing2.2more
Orange TipStable22more
Purple Emperor?0.26more
RingletIncreasing410more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.44more
Brown Argus?0.26more
Holly BlueStable0.79more
Small Heath?0.29more
Dingy Skipper?0.26more
BrimstoneStable4.9more
White AdmiralStable18more
Small Copper?0.74more
Meadow BrownStable230more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable190more
PeacockDecreasing73more
Large SkipperStable110more
Speckled WoodStable390more
Large WhiteStable18more
Green-veined WhiteStable76more
Small WhiteStable13more
CommaStable40more
Common Blue?0.67more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.10more
Purple HairstreakDecreasing1.7more
Small SkipperStable20more
Red AdmiralStable3.7more
Painted LadyStable2.6more

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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