Portland Broadcroft (DBC)

Map of  Portland Broadcroft (DBC)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY696720
Year established:1992
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1060
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Bare ground/weed communities of post industrial sites e.g. quarries/pits/road/rail/landfill sites
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable8.9more
RingletIncreasing10more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.070more
Brown Argus?0.96more
Holly Blue?0.45more
Small HeathStable43more
Clouded YellowStable2.7more
Small BlueStable61more
Dingy SkipperStable7.4more
GraylingDecreasing5.4more
Brimstone?0.060more
Small CopperStable1.1more
Adonis Blue?0.59more
Chalk-hill BlueStable2.1more
Meadow BrownStable390more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing3.0more
Marbled WhiteStable180more
PeacockDecreasing3.5more
Large SkipperDecreasing14more
Speckled WoodStable7.7more
Wall BrownStable22more
Large WhiteStable31more
Green-veined White?0.28more
Small WhiteStable96more
Silver-studded BlueDecreasing170more
Comma?0.16more
Common BlueIncreasing*170more
Lulworth Skipper?0.47more
Small SkipperStable*70more
Red AdmiralStable20more
Painted LadyStable13more

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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