Folly Farm

Map of  Folly Farm

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST605605
Year established:1990
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?15more
Ringlet?170more
Green Hairstreak?0.55more
Holly Blue?6.8more
Small Heath?26more
Clouded Yellow?1.7more
Dingy Skipper?5.3more
Marsh Fritillary?1.6more
Brimstone?6.0more
Small Copper?19more
Meadow Brown?750more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?400more
Marbled White?190more
Peacock?57more
Large Skipper?62more
Speckled Wood?22more
Large White?86more
Green-veined White?17more
Small White?13more
Comma?4.4more
Common Blue?110more
Grizzled Skipper?1.4more
White-letter Hairstreak?1.2more
Purple Hairstreak?0.32more
Small Skipper?210more
Red Admiral?10more
Painted Lady?4.6more

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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