Little Langford Down (WWT)

Map of  Little Langford Down (WWT)

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU046384
Year established:1994
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
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 
Small Tortoiseshell?49more
Orange Tip?1.7more
Ringlet?31more
Dark Green Fritillary?14more
Silver-washed Fritillary?83more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.15more
Brown Argus?130more
Green Hairstreak?27more
Holly Blue?3.5more
Small Heath?140more
Clouded Yellow?0.74more
Small Blue?2.4more
Dingy Skipper?2.2more
Brimstone?130more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.32more
Silver-spotted Skipper?0.38more
White Admiral?10more
Small Copper?11more
Adonis Blue?4.1more
Chalk-hill Blue?9.6more
Meadow Brown?2000more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?160more
Marbled White?34more
Peacock?34more
Large Skipper?65more
Speckled Wood?29more
Large White?22more
Green-veined White?1.7more
Small White?41more
Comma?1.8more
Common Blue?210more
Grizzled Skipper?6.2more
Purple Hairstreak?29more
Small Skipper?95more
Red Admiral?15more
Painted Lady?4.8more

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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