Cassop Vale

Map of  Cassop Vale

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


County:Durham (England)
Gridref:NZ325385
Year established:1990
Number of sections:14
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1443
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?0.41more
Northern Brown Argus?6.8more
Small Heath?100more
Dingy Skipper?1.0more
Small Copper?1.0more
Meadow Brown?320more
Large Skipper?3.2more
Wall Brown?7.1more
Large White?1.6more
Green-veined White?5.9more
Small White?8.8more
Common Blue?19more
Painted Lady?1.0more

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.

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