Townsend Quarry (DWT)

Map of  Townsend Quarry (DWT)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SZ025783
Year established:1994
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1600
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 TortoiseshellDecreasing37more
Orange TipStable12more
Ringlet?0.090more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.30more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.0more
Brown ArgusDecreasing17more
Holly BlueStable24more
Small HeathStable9.1more
Clouded YellowStable3.6more
Small BlueStable38more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing11more
Grayling?0.54more
BrimstoneStable1.0more
Small CopperStable13more
Adonis BlueStable24more
Chalk-hill BlueDecreasing1.8more
Meadow BrownStable1000more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable290more
Marbled WhiteStable290more
PeacockDecreasing36more
Large SkipperDecreasing21more
Speckled WoodDecreasing*180more
Wall BrownStable8.8more
Large WhiteStable150more
Green-veined WhiteDecreasing19more
Small WhiteDecreasing120more
CommaStable12more
Common BlueDecreasing*420more
Lulworth SkipperStable5.9more
Small SkipperDecreasing36more
Red AdmiralStable120more
Painted LadyStable37more

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
1995
2004, 2006

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