Knapp & Papermill

Map of  Knapp & Papermill

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


County:Hereford and Worcester (England)
Gridref:SO740521
Year established:1984
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3850
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 TortoiseshellStable41more
Orange TipStable65more
RingletStable180more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.040more
High Brown Fritillary?0.10more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.21more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.040more
Brown Argus?0.11more
Holly BlueStable8.4more
Small Heath?0.22more
Clouded Yellow?0.040more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing4.3more
BrimstoneStable8.9more
Wood White?0.080more
White Admiral?0.26more
Small CopperStable26more
Meadow BrownStable980more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable130more
Marbled WhiteIncreasingColonised in 19991.5more
PeacockStable67more
Large SkipperStable16more
Speckled WoodDecreasing100more
Wall Brown?0.070more
Large WhiteStable62more
Green-veined WhiteStable170more
Small WhiteDecreasing29more
CommaStable37more
Common BlueStable87more
White-letter HairstreakStable2.7more
Purple HairstreakStableColonised in 19883.8more
Small SkipperStable44more
Red AdmiralStable15more
Painted LadyIncreasing2.3more

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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