Knowetop Lochs

Map of  Knowetop Lochs

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


County:Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland)
Gridref:NX705785
Year established:2004
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1350
Width (m):6
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?4.6more
Orange Tip?9.5more
Ringlet?25more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?9.0more
Small Heath?3.2more
Large Heath?35more
Scotch Argus?40more
Small Copper?3.7more
Meadow Brown?4.0more
Peacock?57more
Large Skipper?4.5more
Green-veined White?34more
Small White?2.0more
Red Admiral?2.8more
Painted Lady?3.9more

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
2004, 2005, 2006

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