Kinson Common

Map of  Kinson Common

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SZ068964
Year established:2000
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2270
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?5.5more
Orange Tip?8.1more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.0more
Green Hairstreak?0.26more
Holly Blue?15more
Clouded Yellow?2.5more
Grayling?37more
Brimstone?12more
Small Copper?8.8more
Meadow Brown?210more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?90more
Marbled White?1.0more
Peacock?18more
Large Skipper?7.1more
Speckled Wood?230more
Large White?42more
Green-veined White?41more
Small White?26more
Comma?27more
Common Blue?12more
Purple Hairstreak?3.2more
Small Skipper?47more
Red Admiral?21more
Painted Lady?4.4more

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
2006

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