Breakheart Quarry

Map of  Breakheart Quarry

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


County:Gloucestershire (England)
Gridref:ST754967
Year established:1989
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Bare ground/weed communities of post industrial sites e.g. quarries/pits/road/rail/landfill sites
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?89more
Orange Tip?5.5more
Ringlet?130more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.43more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.15more
Brown Argus?7.6more
Green Hairstreak?2.6more
Holly Blue?16more
Small Heath?160more
Small Blue?26more
Dingy Skipper?37more
Grayling?0.25more
Brimstone?3.6more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.15more
Small Copper?3.9more
Chalk-hill Blue?21more
Meadow Brown?120more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?130more
Marbled White?52more
Peacock?73more
Large Skipper?11more
Speckled Wood?43more
Large White?50more
Green-veined White?10more
Small White?38more
Comma?5.3more
Common Blue?100more
Grizzled Skipper?52more
Small Skipper?29more
Red Admiral?16more
Painted Lady?1.8more

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

» How to get involved

» Wider countryside pilot - Now with online data entry

» Butterflies as indicators

» Key Findings

» News

» Reports & Publications

» Resources

» Species Lists

» Site Locations