Acharn Hill

Map of  Acharn Hill

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


County:Highland (Scotland)
Gridref:NM518691
Year established:1988
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1720
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Bracken dominated glades or hillsides
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?0.50more
Dark Green FritillaryStable15more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.98more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable24more
Green HairstreakStable12more
Small HeathStable42more
Large Heath?1.1more
Scotch ArgusStable240more
Grayling?0.19more
Meadow BrownDecreasing34more
Speckled Wood?0.74more
Green-veined White?5.8more
Common Blue?1.3more
Red Admiral?0.35more
Painted Lady?0.19more

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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