Sopley Common

Map of  Sopley Common

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SZ129971
Year established:1995
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2560
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?0.090more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.73more
Brown Argus?0.19more
Green Hairstreak?0.87more
Holly BlueStable6.3more
Small Heath?0.93more
Clouded Yellow?1.1more
GraylingStable2.5more
BrimstoneStable12more
White Admiral?0.080more
Small CopperStable7.1more
Meadow BrownIncreasing17more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable93more
PeacockStable21more
Large SkipperStable21more
Speckled WoodStable3.8more
Large WhiteStable20more
Green-veined WhiteStable1.2more
Small WhiteDecreasing8.4more
Silver-studded BlueStable82more
CommaStable*3.3more
Common BlueStable3.3more
Grizzled Skipper?0.090more
Purple Hairstreak?0.17more
Small SkipperStable4.0more
Red AdmiralStable24more
Painted LadyStable4.8more
Small/Essex SkipperStable3.3more

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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