Oxford Island

Map of  Oxford Island

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


County:Armagh (Northern Ireland)
Gridref:J055610
Year established:
Number of sections:13
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellDecreasing33more
Orange TipStable19more
RingletStable290more
Small HeathDecreasing7.3more
Clouded Yellow?0.36more
Wood WhiteStable16more
Small CopperDecreasing1.7more
Meadow BrownStable240more
PeacockIncreasing*0.97more
Speckled WoodStable*85more
Large WhiteStable5.7more
Green-veined WhiteStable140more
Small WhiteStable5.3more
Common BlueStable5.5more
Red AdmiralStable6.8more
Painted LadyStable1.2more

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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