Rodborough Common

Map of  Rodborough Common

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


County:Gloucestershire (England)
Gridref:SO848028
Year established:1993
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):800
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable5.1more
RingletStable140more
Dark Green FritillaryStable33more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.080more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.41more
Brown ArgusStable190more
Green HairstreakStable39more
Holly BlueStable2.9more
Small HeathStable180more
Clouded Yellow?0.28more
Small BlueStable120more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing110more
Marsh Fritillary?0.55more
BrimstoneStable2.3more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryStable39more
Wood White?0.24more
Small CopperStable7.5more
Adonis Blue?61more
Chalk-hill BlueStable150more
Meadow BrownIncreasing280more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable63more
Marbled WhiteStable200more
PeacockStable34more
Large SkipperStable120more
Speckled WoodStable40more
Large WhiteIncreasing14more
Green-veined WhiteStable21more
Small WhiteStable28more
CommaStable8.0more
Common BlueStable140more
Purple Hairstreak?0.26more
Small SkipperStable33more
Red AdmiralStable3.9more
Painted LadyStable4.6more
Small/Essex SkipperStable34more

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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