Upton Heath North

Map of  Upton Heath North

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY987950
Year established:1999
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1780
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?0.49more
Green HairstreakDecreasing23more
Holly BlueStable4.2more
Small HeathStable50more
Clouded Yellow?0.64more
GraylingStable170more
BrimstoneIncreasing12more
Small CopperStable8.1more
Meadow BrownStable14more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable180more
Marbled White?0.15more
PeacockStable15more
Large SkipperStable24more
Speckled WoodStable6.8more
Wall Brown?0.41more
Large WhiteStable23more
Green-veined White?0.52more
Small WhiteStable18more
Silver-studded Blue?0.32more
CommaStable1.7more
Common BlueStable5.4more
Grizzled Skipper?0.19more
Small SkipperStable16more
Red AdmiralStable5.6more
Painted Lady?2.6more
Small/Essex SkipperStable12more

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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