Portland Perryfields

Map of  Portland Perryfields

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY695713
Year established:2000
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):400
Width (m):10
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 
RingletStable14more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.32more
Brown Argus?0.41more
Holly Blue?1.8more
Small HeathIncreasing2.1more
Clouded Yellow?2.3more
Small Blue?10more
Dingy Skipper?1.5more
Grayling?1.8more
Small Copper?3.0more
Adonis Blue?1.0more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing12more
Meadow BrownStable98more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?4.9more
Marbled WhiteStable74more
Peacock?0.68more
Large SkipperStable3.0more
Speckled Wood?3.3more
Wall Brown?1.3more
Large WhiteStable5.6more
Small WhiteDecreasing22more
Silver-studded Blue?1.6more
Common BlueStable56more
Lulworth Skipper?1.0more
Small Skipper?17more
Red Admiral?4.3more
Painted Lady?3.2more
Small/Essex Skipper?18more

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
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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