Shute Shelve Hill

Map of  Shute Shelve Hill

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST426555
Year established:1993
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2050
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?27more
Ringlet?85more
Dark Green Fritillary?7.0more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?16more
Brown Argus?10more
Green Hairstreak?8.0more
Small Heath?25more
Dingy Skipper?9.0more
Grayling?15more
Meadow Brown?220more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?70more
Marbled White?46more
Large Skipper?20more
Speckled Wood?47more
Wall Brown?6.0more
Large White?9.0more
Green-veined White?7.0more
Common Blue?43more
Grizzled Skipper?7.0more
Small Skipper?9.0more

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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