Buckland Wood

Map of  Buckland Wood

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST188178
Year established:1997
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1210
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable13more
RingletStable540more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable45more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.26more
Brown Argus?0.77more
Green HairstreakIncreasing12more
Holly BlueStable3.7more
Small HeathDecreasing12more
Clouded YellowStable4.2more
Dingy SkipperIncreasing54more
Marsh FritillaryDecreasing*18more
BrimstoneStable30more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryStable15more
Wood WhiteDecreasing13more
Small CopperStable8.8more
Meadow BrownStable280more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable*380more
Marbled WhiteStable370more
PeacockStable61more
Large SkipperStable38more
Speckled WoodStable81more
Large WhiteStable26more
Green-veined WhiteStable*52more
Small WhiteStable17more
CommaStable26more
Common BlueStable190more
Grizzled SkipperStable14more
Purple Hairstreak?0.17more
Small SkipperStable53more
Red AdmiralStable19more
Painted LadyStable3.7more
Small/Essex SkipperStable38more

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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