Ruttersleigh Common

Map of  Ruttersleigh Common

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST261163
Year established:1998
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):650
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Seasonally wet and wet marshy grasslands
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?1.8more
Orange Tip?9.5more
Ringlet?74more
Silver-washed Fritillary?4.8more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?5.9more
Holly Blue?1.8more
Dingy Skipper?0.26more
Brimstone?7.4more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.26more
Wood WhiteStable18more
Small Copper?1.1more
Meadow Brown?19more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?52more
Marbled White?0.63more
Peacock?21more
Large Skipper?8.0more
Speckled Wood?45more
Wall Brown?0.44more
Large White?4.9more
Green-veined White?62more
Small White?4.0more
Comma?1.9more
Common Blue?1.4more
Small Skipper?11more
Red Admiral?6.1more
Painted Lady?2.0more

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.

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