Winspit Valley

Map of  Winspit Valley

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY976770
Year established:2001
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1970
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?30more
Orange Tip?1.0more
Holly Blue?1.0more
Small Heath?20more
Clouded Yellow?9.4more
Dingy Skipper?1.4more
Meadow Brown?460more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?72more
Marbled White?220more
Peacock?6.3more
Large Skipper?5.6more
Speckled Wood?1.9more
Wall Brown?2.0more
Large White?37more
Green-veined White?7.0more
Small White?9.7more
Common Blue?35more
Lulworth Skipper?120more
Small Skipper?9.6more
Red Admiral?18more
Painted Lady?19more

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
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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