Mude Valley

Map of  Mude Valley

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SZ183931
Year established:1998
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?4.8more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.41more
Holly Blue?9.9more
Clouded Yellow?2.0more
Brimstone?2.6more
Small Copper?3.3more
Meadow Brown?200more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?73more
Peacock?6.6more
Large Skipper?11more
Speckled Wood?180more
Large White?49more
Green-veined White?2.5more
Small White?89more
Comma?20more
Common Blue?18more
Small Skipper?22more
Red Admiral?29more
Painted Lady?8.4more

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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