Badbury Rings (NT)

Map of  Badbury Rings (NT)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:ST963030
Year established:1992
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3303
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 TortoiseshellStable49more
Orange TipStable2.9more
RingletStable30more
Dark Green FritillaryStable4.4more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.64more
Brown ArgusIncreasing3.8more
Green Hairstreak?0.21more
Holly BlueStable2.9more
Small HeathStable130more
Clouded YellowStable6.3more
Small Blue?0.22more
Dingy SkipperStable3.0more
Grayling?0.32more
Marsh Fritillary?0.050more
BrimstoneStable140more
Small CopperStable*1.6more
Adonis Blue?0.81more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing40more
Meadow BrownStable2300more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable220more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing380more
PeacockStable54more
Large SkipperStable27more
Speckled WoodStable11more
Wall Brown?0.30more
Large WhiteStable100more
Green-veined WhiteStable17more
Small WhiteStable210more
CommaStable2.4more
Common BlueStable230more
Grizzled SkipperStable3.9more
Purple Hairstreak?0.32more
Small SkipperIncreasing*75more
Red AdmiralStable18more
Painted LadyStable8.9more

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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