Bentley Wood - South

Map of  Bentley Wood - South

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU251283
Year established:1987
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1850
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellIncreasing5.0more
Orange TipIncreasing10more
Purple Emperor?0.33more
RingletStable*520more
Dark Green FritillaryStableExtinct in 19980.73more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing7.5more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing110more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable6.4more
Brown ArgusStable4.2more
Holly BlueStableExtinct in 19980.80more
Small HeathStableExtinct in 19981.5more
Clouded Yellow?0.37more
Dingy SkipperStableExtinct in 19951.6more
BrimstoneStable160more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?Extinct in 19931.2more
White AdmiralStable14more
Small CopperStable2.8more
Meadow BrownStable320more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable300more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing*99more
PeacockStable87more
Large SkipperStable97more
Speckled WoodStable240more
Large WhiteDecreasing28more
Green-veined WhiteStable33more
Small WhiteStable60more
CommaStable13more
Common BlueStable20more
Grizzled SkipperStable0.95more
Purple Hairstreak?0.89more
Small SkipperDecreasing160more
Red AdmiralIncreasing7.1more
Painted LadyIncreasing2.2more

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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