Wimborne St. Giles

Map of  Wimborne St. Giles

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SU045118
Year established:1994
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):830
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable9.5more
Orange TipStable16more
RingletStable360more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.0more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.070more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing13more
Brown ArgusStable1.2more
Green Hairstreak?1.7more
Holly BlueStable5.1more
Small Heath?0.44more
Clouded Yellow?0.22more
Dingy Skipper?0.33more
BrimstoneStable130more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing38more
Small Copper?1.2more
Meadow BrownStable490more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable270more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing180more
PeacockStable59more
Large SkipperDecreasing53more
Speckled WoodStable74more
Large WhiteStable46more
Green-veined WhiteStable43more
Small WhiteStable130more
CommaIncreasing15more
Common BlueStable11more
Grizzled Skipper?3.3more
Small SkipperStable86more
Red AdmiralStable21more
Painted LadyStable6.7more

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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