Thrislington Plantation

Map of  Thrislington Plantation

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


County:Durham (England)
Gridref:NZ316325
Year established:1990
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2024
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 
Small TortoiseshellStable23more
Orange Tip?6.9more
Ringlet?270more
Northern Brown ArgusStable170more
Small HeathStable260more
Clouded Yellow?1.0more
Dingy SkipperStable13more
Small Copper?2.3more
Meadow Brown?430more
Peacock?130more
Large Skipper?29more
Speckled Wood?8.0more
Wall Brown?77more
Large White?60more
Green-veined White?19more
Small White?80more
Comma?1.5more
Common Blue?110more
Small Skipper?96more
Red AdmiralStable15more
Painted LadyStable10more

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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