Iford Landfill

Map of  Iford Landfill

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SZ138935
Year established:1993
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2200
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Bare ground/weed communities of post industrial sites e.g. quarries/pits/road/rail/landfill sites
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable41more
Orange TipStable3.9more
Holly BlueIncreasing3.6more
Small Heath?0.44more
Clouded Yellow?0.67more
BrimstoneStable1.6more
Small CopperStable2.4more
Meadow BrownStable290more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable120more
Marbled White?0.15more
PeacockStable38more
Large SkipperStable14more
Speckled WoodStable32more
Large WhiteStable30more
Green-veined WhiteStable*6.0more
Small WhiteStable73more
CommaIncreasing7.0more
Common BlueStable10more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.26more
Purple Hairstreak?0.73more
Small SkipperStable23more
Red AdmiralStable16more
Painted LadyStable4.9more

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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