Oaken Wood

Map of  Oaken Wood

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:SU990338
Year established:1995
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1500
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Bare ground/woodland herb/grass mosaics of woodland rides, hedgebanks and green lanes
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable3.2more
Orange TipStable1.9more
Purple Emperor?0.22more
RingletStable110more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing12more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable66more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?1.1more
Brown Argus?0.57more
Green Hairstreak?0.84more
Holly BlueStable2.7more
Small HeathStable11more
Clouded Yellow?0.62more
Dingy SkipperStable2.2more
BrimstoneDecreasing41more
Wood WhiteStable42more
White AdmiralStable3.7more
Small Copper?1.4more
Meadow BrownDecreasing490more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing370more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing8.4more
PeacockDecreasing8.7more
Large SkipperStable69more
Speckled WoodIncreasing48more
Large WhiteStable7.2more
Green-veined WhiteDecreasing6.7more
Small WhiteStable10more
CommaStable4.3more
Common BlueStable25more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing6.2more
Purple HairstreakStable1.5more
Red AdmiralStable3.3more
Painted LadyStable3.5more

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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