Lorton Meadows

Map of  Lorton Meadows

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY674827
Year established:2000
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1935
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?16more
Orange Tip?4.8more
Ringlet?40more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.0more
Brown Argus?1.0more
Holly Blue?1.4more
Small Heath?26more
Clouded Yellow?4.4more
Brimstone?6.0more
Small Copper?9.6more
Meadow Brown?260more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?260more
Marbled White?65more
Peacock?18more
Large Skipper?21more
Speckled Wood?68more
Wall Brown?1.4more
Large White?48more
Green-veined White?1.8more
Small White?42more
Comma?2.8more
Common Blue?54more
Grizzled Skipper?1.4more
Brown Hairstreak?0.41more
Small Skipper?29more
Red Admiral?13more
Painted Lady?2.0more

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
2001, 2002, 2004, 2006

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