Holton Lee

Map of  Holton Lee

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY960917
Year established:1999
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2390
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?12more
Orange Tip?0.41more
Green Hairstreak?2.1more
Holly Blue?6.5more
Small Heath?10more
Clouded Yellow?2.7more
Grayling?17more
Brimstone?21more
Small Copper?3.0more
Meadow Brown?430more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?110more
Marbled White?7.1more
Peacock?19more
Large Skipper?1.5more
Speckled Wood?14more
Wall Brown?0.74more
Large White?56more
Green-veined White?11more
Small White?83more
Silver-studded Blue?4.6more
Comma?1.8more
Common Blue?15more
Purple Hairstreak?0.32more
Small Skipper?6.4more
Red Admiral?30more
Painted Lady?4.8more

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.

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