Avon Heath Country Park South

Map of  Avon Heath Country Park South

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SU125015
Year established:1996
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2525
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable12more
Orange Tip?0.39more
Purple Emperor?0.44more
Ringlet?1.1more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.23more
Brown ArgusStable13more
Green HairstreakStable5.6more
Holly BlueStable2.1more
Small HeathStable49more
Clouded Yellow?0.74more
Small Blue?0.73more
GraylingStable33more
BrimstoneStable17more
White Admiral?0.17more
Small CopperStable23more
Meadow BrownStable400more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable260more
Marbled White?0.63more
PeacockDecreasing31more
Large SkipperStable26more
Speckled WoodIncreasing8.0more
Wall Brown?0.090more
Large WhiteStable21more
Green-veined White?0.88more
Small WhiteStable*16more
Silver-studded BlueDecreasing24more
CommaStable7.1more
Common BlueStable43more
Small SkipperStable50more
Red AdmiralStable16more
Painted LadyStable4.9more

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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