West Yatton Down

Map of  West Yatton Down

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST853759
Year established:1996
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3500
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 TortoiseshellDecreasing89more
Orange TipStable41more
RingletIncreasing260more
Dark Green Fritillary?2.0more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable4.8more
Brown ArgusStable160more
Green HairstreakStable27more
Holly BlueStable11more
Small HeathStable190more
Clouded YellowStable5.6more
Small Blue?2.7more
Dingy SkipperStable67more
BrimstoneStable*200more
Small CopperIncreasing22more
Adonis BlueStable6.1more
Chalk-hill BlueStable190more
Meadow BrownStable1300more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable170more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing390more
PeacockStable190more
Large SkipperIncreasing*50more
Speckled WoodIncreasing160more
Wall Brown?7.0more
Large WhiteStable130more
Green-veined WhiteStable140more
Small WhiteStable90more
CommaIncreasing34more
Common BlueIncreasing360more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.54more
Purple Hairstreak?1.0more
Small SkipperIncreasing*86more
Red AdmiralStable31more
Painted LadyStable6.8more

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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