Cashmoor New Route

Map of  Cashmoor New Route

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:ST986141
Year established:2001
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2470
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?26more
RingletStable88more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.26more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.41more
Brown ArgusStable4.8more
Green HairstreakStable32more
Holly BlueIncreasing27more
Small HeathIncreasing24more
Clouded Yellow?1.4more
Small BlueStable13more
Dingy SkipperStable35more
Grayling?0.26more
BrimstoneStable160more
Small Copper?1.0more
Adonis Blue?7.2more
Chalk-hill BlueStable35more
Meadow BrownStable1100more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable240more
Marbled WhiteStable230more
PeacockStable45more
Large SkipperStable41more
Speckled WoodStable47more
Large WhiteStable60more
Green-veined WhiteStable96more
Small WhiteStable340more
Comma?8.1more
Common BlueStable71more
Grizzled Skipper?1.0more
Small SkipperStable37more
Red AdmiralStable60more
Painted LadyStable20more
Small/Essex Skipper?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.

Links to counts
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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