Bentley Wood - Eastern

Map of  Bentley Wood - Eastern

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU258291
Year established:1988
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):750
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable3.2more
Orange TipStable2.0more
Purple Emperor?0.18more
RingletStable130more
Dark Green FritillaryStable1.0more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable33more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing12more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable47more
Brown ArgusStable1.1more
Green Hairstreak?0.26more
Holly Blue?0.24more
Small Heath?0.35more
Clouded Yellow?0.14more
Dingy SkipperStable0.69more
Marsh FritillaryStable2.8more
BrimstoneIncreasing22more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing3.4more
White AdmiralIncreasing1.8more
Small CopperStable0.88more
Meadow BrownStable52more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable110more
Marbled WhiteStable92more
PeacockIncreasing16more
Large SkipperStable30more
Speckled WoodIncreasing*11more
Large WhiteStable8.1more
Green-veined WhiteStable7.8more
Small WhiteStable19more
CommaIncreasing2.0more
Common BlueStable4.2more
Grizzled SkipperStable2.5more
Purple Hairstreak?1.0more
Small SkipperStable66more
Red AdmiralIncreasing2.2more
Painted LadyIncreasingColonised in 20001.4more

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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