Zig Zag Hill, Shaftesbury

Map of  Zig Zag Hill, Shaftesbury

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:ST894204
Year established:1993
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Missing
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?33more
Orange Tip?0.41more
Ringlet?11more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.2more
Brown Argus?1.2more
Small Heath?330more
Clouded Yellow?2.9more
Small Blue?1.2more
Dingy Skipper?20more
Marsh Fritillary?0.41more
Brimstone?12more
Small Copper?1.4more
Adonis Blue?5.4more
Chalk-hill Blue?69more
Meadow Brown?2500more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?41more
Marbled White?140more
Peacock?11more
Large Skipper?15more
Speckled Wood?2.2more
Wall Brown?2.2more
Large White?17more
Green-veined White?8.2more
Small White?38more
Common Blue?170more
Grizzled Skipper?1.4more
Small Skipper?45more
Red Admiral?13more
Painted Lady?25more

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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