Duncliffe Wood (WT)

Map of  Duncliffe Wood (WT)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:ST820223
Year established:1986
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4000
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable14more
Orange TipStable22more
RingletIncreasing46more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.41more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing36more
Brown Argus?0.29more
Green Hairstreak?0.18more
Holly BlueStable1.5more
Small Heath?0.32more
Clouded YellowIncreasing0.54more
Dingy Skipper?0.040more
BrimstoneStable33more
White AdmiralDecreasing4.6more
Small CopperStable4.0more
Adonis Blue?0.040more
Meadow BrownStable270more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable150more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing1.9more
PeacockStable51more
Large SkipperStable8.9more
Speckled WoodIncreasing190more
Large WhiteStable100more
Green-veined WhiteStable56more
Small WhiteStable19more
CommaStable19more
Common BlueStableExtinct in 19982.0more
Purple HairstreakStable5.4more
Small SkipperStable9.6more
Red AdmiralStable20more
Painted LadyStable3.2more

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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