East Poldens

Map of  East Poldens

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST495325
Year established:1999
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3250
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?11more
Orange Tip?12more
Ringlet?28more
Silver-washed Fritillary?13more
Brown Argus?22more
Green Hairstreak?2.3more
Holly Blue?14more
Small Heath?84more
Clouded Yellow?5.6more
Dingy Skipper?3.0more
Brimstone?55more
Small Copper?8.2more
Adonis Blue?1.0more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.73more
Meadow Brown?250more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?93more
Marbled White?40more
Peacock?21more
Large Skipper?6.1more
Speckled Wood?160more
Wall Brown?1.2more
Large White?41more
Green-veined White?51more
Small White?37more
Comma?5.9more
Common Blue?68more
Grizzled Skipper?1.6more
Purple Hairstreak?0.73more
Small Skipper?6.5more
Red Admiral?4.7more
Painted Lady?4.7more

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
2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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