Wadswick Common

Map of  Wadswick Common

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST837677
Year established:2004
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):700
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?36more
Ringlet?150more
Brown Argus?19more
Small Blue?1.0more
Marsh Fritillary?1.0more
Small Copper?11more
Adonis Blue?13more
Chalk-hill Blue?34more
Meadow Brown?340more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?290more
Marbled White?300more
Peacock?1.0more
Large Skipper?10more
Speckled Wood?11more
Large White?34more
Green-veined White?8.0more
Small White?49more
Common Blue?72more
Small Skipper?110more
Painted Lady?4.0more

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.

Links to counts
2004

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