Piddle's Wood (DTNC)

Map of  Piddle's Wood (DTNC)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:ST796130
Year established:1989
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3329
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable2.4more
Orange TipStable7.8more
RingletIncreasing81more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?Colonised in 19940.64more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable46more
Brown Argus?0.31more
Holly BlueStable5.5more
Small Heath?0.25more
Clouded Yellow?0.34more
Dingy Skipper?0.22more
Marsh Fritillary?0.050more
BrimstoneStable16more
White AdmiralStable15more
Small CopperDecreasing6.2more
Meadow BrownDecreasing300more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing260more
Marbled WhiteStable33more
PeacockDecreasing19more
Large SkipperStable19more
Speckled WoodStable180more
Wall Brown?0.24more
Large WhiteStable41more
Green-veined WhiteStable29more
Small WhiteIncreasing20more
CommaStable5.4more
Common BlueStable1.9more
Grizzled Skipper?0.050more
Purple HairstreakStable14more
Small SkipperDecreasing22more
Red AdmiralStable25more
Painted LadyStable1.4more

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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