Grafton Wood

Map of  Grafton Wood

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


County:Hereford and Worcester (England)
Gridref:SO973560
Year established:1998
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1380
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable5.5more
Orange TipStable28more
RingletStable110more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.62more
Brown Argus?0.90more
Holly Blue?3.9more
Small Heath?1.4more
Clouded Yellow?0.15more
Small Blue?0.19more
BrimstoneStable63more
Wood White?0.26more
White AdmiralStable*31more
Small CopperStable1.8more
Meadow BrownStable270more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable50more
Marbled White?1.2more
PeacockStable72more
Large SkipperStable14more
Speckled WoodStable84more
Large WhiteStable43more
Green-veined WhiteStable110more
Small WhiteStable23more
CommaStable19more
Common BlueStable5.9more
Brown HairstreakStable2.0more
Purple HairstreakDecreasing3.6more
Small SkipperStable11more
Red AdmiralStable7.0more
Painted Lady?2.9more

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.

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