Bentley Wood - Barnridge

Map of  Bentley Wood - Barnridge

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU242295
Year established:1998
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1350
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved acid grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellIncreasing*7.1more
Orange TipStable1.3more
Purple Emperor?0.15more
RingletIncreasing210more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasingColonised in 19950.94more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing9.5more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing22more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing8.4more
Brown ArgusStable0.74more
Holly BlueStable0.50more
Small HeathStableExtinct in 19961.2more
Clouded Yellow?0.40more
Dingy Skipper?0.32more
Marsh FritillaryDecreasing11more
BrimstoneStable34more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?Extinct in 19941.2more
White AdmiralStable3.9more
Small CopperStable2.6more
Chalk-hill Blue?2.0more
Meadow BrownIncreasing130more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable270more
Marbled WhiteStable100more
PeacockStable28more
Large SkipperStable46more
Speckled WoodIncreasing30more
Large WhiteStable7.8more
Green-veined WhiteStable4.4more
Small WhiteIncreasing16more
CommaStable3.7more
Common BlueStable9.6more
Grizzled SkipperStableExtinct in 19991.6more
Purple Hairstreak?1.2more
Small SkipperStable170more
Red AdmiralIncreasing4.7more
Painted LadyIncreasing2.1more

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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