Rodney Stoke

Map of  Rodney Stoke

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST487507
Year established:1989
Number of sections:12
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3000
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 
Orange TipStable7.3more
RingletStable140more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable23more
Brown ArgusStable11more
Holly BlueStable8.4more
Small HeathStable14more
Clouded Yellow?0.32more
Small Blue?2.9more
Dingy Skipper?0.22more
GraylingDecreasing2.4more
BrimstoneStable19more
Small CopperDecreasing4.7more
Adonis Blue?2.0more
Chalk-hill BlueStable34more
Meadow BrownStable640more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable49more
Marbled WhiteStable69more
PeacockStable29more
Large SkipperStable13more
Speckled WoodStable160more
Wall BrownDecreasing3.1more
Large WhiteStable45more
Green-veined WhiteStable59more
Small WhiteStable36more
CommaStable5.6more
Common BlueStable90more
Grizzled Skipper?0.31more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.070more
Small SkipperStable35more
Red AdmiralStable12more
Painted LadyStable2.5more
Small/Essex SkipperStable35more

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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