Upton Heath South

Map of  Upton Heath South

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY990942
Year established:1999
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1450
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable1.9more
Orange Tip?1.0more
Ringlet?2.0more
Green HairstreakStable11more
Holly BlueStable4.0more
Small HeathStable11more
Clouded Yellow?0.57more
Dingy Skipper?0.44more
GraylingStable60more
BrimstoneIncreasing6.2more
Small CopperIncreasing2.0more
Meadow BrownStable15more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable96more
PeacockStable4.2more
Large SkipperStable11more
Speckled WoodIncreasing16more
Wall Brown?0.41more
Large WhiteStable32more
Green-veined White?1.4more
Small WhiteIncreasing15more
Silver-studded Blue?1.6more
CommaStable1.5more
Common BlueStable2.0more
Purple Hairstreak?0.26more
Small SkipperStable11more
Red AdmiralStable4.7more
Painted Lady?2.6more

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
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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