Durlston Country Park West

Map of  Durlston Country Park West

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SZ027770
Year established:1980
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1580
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 TortoiseshellStable31more
Orange TipStable0.87more
Ringlet?5.7more
Dark Green FritillaryStable4.2more
Brown ArgusStable5.6more
Green HairstreakStable0.57more
Holly BlueStable3.8more
Small HeathStable180more
Clouded YellowStable5.9more
Small BlueIncreasing23more
Dingy SkipperStable120more
GraylingStable3.1more
Brimstone?0.33more
Small CopperStable14more
Adonis BlueIncreasing300more
Chalk-hill BlueDecreasing41more
Meadow BrownIncreasing1000more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable1300more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing1000more
PeacockStable27more
Large SkipperDecreasing70more
Speckled WoodStable110more
Wall BrownStable57more
Large WhiteStable61more
Green-veined White?0.50more
Small WhiteStable160more
CommaIncreasing2.0more
Common BlueStable600more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing17more
Lulworth SkipperStable700more
Small SkipperStable*150more
Red AdmiralStable32more
Painted LadyStable19more

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.

Links to counts
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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