Lulworth Lake

Map of  Lulworth Lake

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY860835
Year established:1998
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1800
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Agriculturally improved/re-seeded/ heavily fertilised grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable13more
Orange Tip?2.4more
RingletStable5.0more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.26more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.7more
Holly Blue?1.3more
Small Heath?0.41more
Clouded Yellow?1.8more
Small Blue?0.32more
Grayling?0.26more
Brimstone?1.8more
Small Copper?2.0more
Meadow BrownStable110more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable65more
Marbled White?1.0more
PeacockStable23more
Large SkipperStable3.0more
Speckled WoodStable48more
Wall BrownStable4.7more
Large WhiteStable19more
Green-veined WhiteStable22more
Small WhiteStable30more
Silver-studded Blue?0.26more
CommaStable11more
Common Blue?2.6more
Purple Hairstreak?0.19more
Lulworth Skipper?1.0more
Small Skipper?1.7more
Red AdmiralStable24more
Painted Lady?6.4more

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.

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