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County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST790682
Year established:1992
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2000
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?3.9more
RingletStable240more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.19more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.4more
Brown Argus?5.2more
Green HairstreakStable2.8more
Holly Blue?11more
Small Heath?3.7more
Clouded Yellow?1.2more
Dingy SkipperStable5.6more
Brimstone?13more
Small Copper?9.8more
Chalk-hill Blue?1.2more
Meadow BrownStable790more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?400more
Marbled WhiteStable270more
Peacock?54more
Large SkipperStable41more
Speckled Wood?59more
Large White?42more
Green-veined White?14more
Small White?19more
Comma?20more
Common Blue?41more
Grizzled Skipper?0.32more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.26more
Purple Hairstreak?0.19more
Small SkipperStable65more
Red Admiral?26more
Painted Lady?6.9more
Small/Essex SkipperStable37more

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
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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