Draycott Sleights

Map of  Draycott Sleights

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST485515
Year established:1988
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3800
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 TortoiseshellStable190more
Orange TipStable2.9more
RingletStable70more
Dark Green FritillaryStableExtinct in 20002.3more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.29more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?Extinct in 19930.52more
Brown ArgusStable56more
Green Hairstreak?0.41more
Holly BlueStable2.8more
Small HeathStable230more
Clouded YellowStable1.3more
Small BlueDecreasingExtinct in 20008.9more
Dingy SkipperStable35more
GraylingStable2.3more
BrimstoneStable13more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.36more
Small CopperStable22more
Adonis Blue?Extinct in 19932.6more
Chalk-hill BlueDecreasing850more
Meadow BrownDecreasing2100more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable160more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing210more
PeacockDecreasing14more
Large SkipperStable25more
Speckled WoodDecreasing*64more
Wall BrownDecreasing34more
Large WhiteDecreasing74more
Green-veined WhiteStable12more
Small WhiteStable84more
CommaStable4.0more
Common BlueDecreasing410more
Grizzled SkipperStable16more
Small SkipperDecreasing80more
Red AdmiralStable11more
Painted LadyStable*8.4more

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.

Links to counts
2005, 2006

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