Garston Wood (RSPB)

Map of  Garston Wood (RSPB)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SU002191
Year established:1990
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2155
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?0.49more
Orange TipStable8.0more
RingletStable34more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.12more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable59more
Holly BlueStable3.3more
Small Heath?0.060more
Clouded Yellow?0.060more
BrimstoneIncreasing27more
White AdmiralIncreasing2.0more
Small Copper?0.12more
Meadow BrownStable65more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing22more
Marbled White?0.12more
PeacockStable21more
Large SkipperStable3.4more
Speckled WoodStable130more
Large WhiteStable20more
Green-veined WhiteStable3.8more
Small WhiteStable29more
CommaStable4.6more
Common Blue?0.25more
Grizzled Skipper?0.72more
Purple HairstreakDecreasing0.99more
Small SkipperStable0.66more
Red AdmiralStable5.2more
Painted Lady?0.37more

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
2001, 2003, 2004, 2006

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