Jerry's Hole (DTNC)

Map of  Jerry's Hole (DTNC)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:ST874164
Year established:1985
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):400
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 TortoiseshellStable11more
Orange TipStable4.6more
RingletStable14more
Dark Green FritillaryDecreasing*0.35more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.13more
Brown ArgusStable0.89more
Green Hairstreak?0.42more
Holly BlueStable3.6more
Small HeathStable3.3more
Clouded Yellow?0.29more
Dingy SkipperStable0.77more
BrimstoneStable24more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.14more
Small CopperStable2.7more
Adonis Blue?0.19more
Chalk-hill BlueStableColonised in 19901.1more
Meadow BrownStable310more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable40more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing30more
PeacockStable*8.3more
Large SkipperStable1.3more
Speckled WoodIncreasing14more
Wall BrownStableColonised in 19901.1more
Large WhiteStable24more
Green-veined WhiteStable8.6more
Small WhiteStable29more
CommaStableColonised in 19940.46more
Common BlueStable29more
Grizzled Skipper?0.42more
Small SkipperDecreasing6.2more
Red AdmiralIncreasing7.3more
Painted LadyStable3.2more

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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