Corfe Common

Map of  Corfe Common

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY955810
Year established:2005
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2450
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?11more
Orange Tip?8.0more
Ringlet?2.0more
Dark Green Fritillary?5.0more
Brown Argus?1.0more
Green Hairstreak?13more
Holly Blue?6.0more
Small Heath?110more
Clouded Yellow?36more
Grayling?3.0more
Small Copper?9.0more
Meadow Brown?740more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?410more
Marbled White?96more
Peacock?32more
Large Skipper?27more
Speckled Wood?75more
Wall Brown?2.0more
Large White?80more
Green-veined White?2.0more
Small White?99more
Comma?11more
Common Blue?28more
Small Skipper?140more
Red Admiral?35more
Painted Lady?20more

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
2006

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