Thurlbear Quarrylands

Map of  Thurlbear Quarrylands

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST273210
Year established:1996
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2060
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellDecreasing23more
Orange TipStable4.5more
RingletStable110more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.29more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable7.4more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.72more
Brown ArgusStable4.8more
Green HairstreakDecreasing6.6more
Holly BlueStable7.5more
Small HeathIncreasing190more
Clouded YellowStable2.9more
Dingy SkipperStable24more
BrimstoneStable17more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryStable17more
Wood White?2.2more
Small CopperStable3.7more
Meadow BrownStable1100more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable*540more
Marbled WhiteStable180more
PeacockStable40more
Large SkipperStable15more
Speckled WoodStable16more
Wall Brown?0.26more
Large WhiteStable37more
Green-veined WhiteStable21more
Small WhiteStable31more
CommaIncreasing9.5more
Common BlueStable420more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing15more
Brown HairstreakStable0.99more
Purple Hairstreak?0.84more
Small SkipperStable30more
Red AdmiralStable8.9more
Painted LadyStable8.4more

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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