Corfe Castle Mound

Map of  Corfe Castle Mound

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY959823
Year established:1996
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):700
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 Tortoiseshell?8.0more
Orange Tip?1.0more
Ringlet?100more
Brown Argus?7.0more
Clouded Yellow?4.0more
Brimstone?1.0more
Small Copper?4.0more
Adonis Blue?2.0more
Meadow Brown?250more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?98more
Marbled White?110more
Speckled Wood?1.0more
Wall Brown?5.0more
Large White?7.0more
Small White?22more
Common Blue?23more
Lulworth Skipper?39more
Small Skipper?14more
Red Admiral?3.0more

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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