Lankham Bottom

Map of  Lankham Bottom

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:ST610003
Year established:2003
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2000
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?86more
Ringlet?12more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.73more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.0more
Brown Argus?29more
Green Hairstreak?1.0more
Holly Blue?0.41more
Small Heath?960more
Clouded Yellow?3.4more
Dingy Skipper?41more
Marsh Fritillary?35more
Brimstone?4.0more
Small Copper?58more
Adonis Blue?5.7more
Chalk-hill Blue?170more
Meadow Brown?2400more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?550more
Marbled White?330more
Peacock?41more
Large Skipper?18more
Speckled Wood?4.0more
Wall Brown?0.86more
Large White?24more
Green-veined White?12more
Small White?39more
Comma?1.4more
Common Blue?210more
Grizzled Skipper?16more
Small Skipper?110more
Red Admiral?12more
Painted Lady?16more

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
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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