Salterns, Arne

Map of  Salterns, Arne

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY962869
Year established:1983
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):700
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable2.2more
Orange Tip?0.16more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.62more
Brown Argus?0.11more
Green Hairstreak?0.23more
Holly Blue?0.39more
Small Heath?0.64more
Clouded Yellow?0.29more
Grayling?0.85more
BrimstoneStable18more
White AdmiralDecreasing2.1more
Small CopperStable0.67more
Meadow BrownStable87more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable74more
Marbled White?1.3more
PeacockStable20more
Large SkipperStable16more
Speckled WoodStable18more
Wall Brown?0.50more
Large WhiteStable12more
Green-veined WhiteStable23more
Small WhiteStable9.9more
Silver-studded Blue?1.0more
Comma?0.96more
Common BlueStable7.5more
Purple Hairstreak?0.070more
Small SkipperIncreasing33more
Red AdmiralStable*1.5more
Painted Lady?0.45more

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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