Monks Wood

Map of  Monks Wood

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


County:Cambridgeshire (England)
Gridref:TL2080
Year established:1973
Number of sections:14
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3046
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable4.8more
Orange TipDecreasing6.8more
RingletIncreasing360more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.020more
Brown ArgusIncreasingColonised in 19951.0more
Holly BlueStable1.2more
Small HeathDecreasing10more
Clouded Yellow?0.030more
BrimstoneDecreasing22more
Wood WhiteDecreasingExtinct in 1989*0.42more
White AdmiralStable1.8more
Small CopperStableExtinct in 19980.82more
Meadow BrownDecreasing400more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing200more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing0.21more
PeacockStable85more
Large SkipperIncreasing41more
Speckled WoodIncreasing140more
Wall BrownDecreasing3.1more
Large WhiteStable28more
Green-veined WhiteStable290more
Small WhiteStable25more
CommaIncreasing9.0more
Common BlueStable2.7more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasingExtinct in 19830.68more
Black HairstreakStable0.82more
White-letter HairstreakDecreasingExtinct in 19800.22more
Purple HairstreakStable2.1more
Small Skipper?30more
Red AdmiralStable6.2more
Painted LadyStable0.65more

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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