Hethfelton Wood

Map of  Hethfelton Wood

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY857880
Year established:2000
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3680
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable11more
Orange Tip?3.1more
Ringlet?2.6more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable9.2more
Brown ArgusStable2.2more
Green Hairstreak?0.64more
Holly BlueStable3.8more
Small HeathStable17more
Clouded Yellow?2.5more
GraylingIncreasing53more
BrimstoneStable26more
White Admiral?0.52more
Small CopperStable4.9more
Meadow BrownStable200more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing250more
Marbled White?4.1more
PeacockStable60more
Large SkipperStable27more
Speckled WoodStable130more
Wall Brown?2.2more
Large WhiteStable*64more
Green-veined WhiteStable130more
Small WhiteStable45more
CommaStable17more
Common BlueStable18more
White-letter Hairstreak?1.0more
Purple Hairstreak?0.19more
Small SkipperStable16more
Red AdmiralStable56more
Painted LadyStable6.8more

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
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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