Upton Cow Down (MOD)

Map of  Upton Cow Down (MOD)

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST871484
Year established:1983
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):650
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 TortoiseshellStable35more
Orange TipStable1.5more
RingletStable46more
Dark Green FritillaryDecreasing1.7more
Brown ArgusStable35more
Green HairstreakStable5.5more
Holly BlueStable0.83more
Small HeathStable74more
Clouded Yellow?0.36more
Small BlueStable0.40more
Dingy SkipperIncreasing2.4more
BrimstoneStable2.8more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.27more
Small CopperStable0.58more
Adonis BlueStable14more
Chalk-hill BlueStable19more
Meadow BrownStable440more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable25more
Marbled WhiteStable110more
PeacockStable13more
Large SkipperStable9.8more
Speckled WoodStable17more
Wall BrownStable11more
Large WhiteStable8.4more
Green-veined WhiteStable13more
Small WhiteStable24more
CommaStableExtinct in 19920.70more
Common BlueStable86more
Grizzled Skipper?0.10more
Small SkipperStable130more
Red AdmiralStable1.8more
Painted LadyStable2.2more

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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