Stour Valley

Map of  Stour Valley

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SZ084965
Year established:1994
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3895
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable180more
Orange TipStable32more
Ringlet?0.41more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.35more
Brown ArgusStable5.4more
Holly BlueStable27more
Small Heath?1.2more
Clouded YellowStable1.4more
Grayling?0.41more
BrimstoneStable41more
Small CopperStable7.1more
Meadow BrownStable810more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable170more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing1.4more
PeacockStable95more
Large SkipperDecreasing47more
Speckled WoodStable230more
Large WhiteStable89more
Green-veined WhiteStable270more
Small WhiteStable150more
CommaStable82more
Common BlueStable35more
Purple HairstreakStable10more
Small SkipperIncreasing98more
Red AdmiralStable100more
Painted LadyStable6.5more

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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