Somerford Common extended

Map of  Somerford Common extended

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU025685
Year established:1989
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable44more
Orange TipStable11more
RingletStable340more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.60more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing3.5more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable12more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.35more
Brown Argus?1.1more
Holly BlueStable1.8more
Small HeathStable11more
Clouded Yellow?0.69more
Dingy SkipperStable0.99more
Marsh FritillaryStable2.8more
BrimstoneStable50more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing2.5more
White AdmiralStable11more
Small CopperStable27more
Meadow BrownStable640more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable270more
Marbled WhiteStable54more
PeacockStable210more
Large SkipperStable48more
Speckled WoodStable160more
Large WhiteStable35more
Green-veined WhiteStable70more
Small WhiteStable26more
CommaStable26more
Common BlueStable30more
Grizzled SkipperStable32more
Brown Hairstreak?0.28more
Purple HairstreakStable1.2more
Small SkipperDecreasing140more
Red AdmiralStable21more
Painted LadyStable4.6more

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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