Park Bottom

Map of  Park Bottom

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST953374
Year established:1997
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1125
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 TortoiseshellStable190more
Orange TipStable7.2more
RingletStable100more
Dark Green FritillaryStable3.3more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable2.7more
Brown ArgusIncreasing41more
Green Hairstreak?1.0more
Holly Blue?1.1more
Small HeathStable180more
Clouded YellowStable11more
Small BlueStable5.0more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing5.8more
Marsh Fritillary?0.51more
BrimstoneStable64more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.65more
Small CopperStable42more
Adonis BlueStable98more
Chalk-hill BlueStable26more
Meadow BrownStable850more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable130more
Marbled WhiteStable130more
PeacockStable50more
Large SkipperStable3.6more
Speckled WoodStable22more
Wall Brown?0.96more
Large WhiteStable43more
Green-veined WhiteStable40more
Small WhiteIncreasing260more
CommaStable4.3more
Common BlueStable150more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing2.7more
Purple HairstreakStable1.1more
Small SkipperStable96more
Red AdmiralStable14more
Painted LadyStable7.5more

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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