Dundon Beacon

Map of  Dundon Beacon

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST485324
Year established:2003
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1938
Width (m):10
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?34more
Ringlet?19more
Silver-washed Fritillary?5.6more
Brown Argus?1.2more
Holly Blue?2.5more
Small Heath?12more
Clouded Yellow?6.2more
Dingy Skipper?2.0more
Brimstone?37more
Small Copper?3.4more
Meadow Brown?430more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?65more
Marbled White?22more
Peacock?16more
Large Skipper?1.4more
Speckled Wood?160more
Wall Brown?0.73more
Large White?74more
Green-veined White?29more
Small White?100more
Comma?21more
Common Blue?89more
Grizzled Skipper?1.0more
Brown Hairstreak?0.73more
Small Skipper?5.3more
Red Admiral?46more
Painted Lady?7.0more

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.

Links to counts
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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