Insh Marshes

Map of  Insh Marshes

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


County:Highland (Scotland)
Gridref:NH8101
Year established:1977
Number of sections:13
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3482
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Seasonally wet and wet marshy grasslands
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable*9.8more
Orange TipStable26more
Ringlet?14more
Dark Green FritillaryStableColonised in 19831.1more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryIncreasing9.9more
Small HeathStable*21more
Scotch ArgusIncreasing30more
Small CopperStableExtinct in 19850.75more
Meadow BrownStable19more
Large White?0.11more
Green-veined WhiteStable160more
Common BlueStable1.1more
Red Admiral?0.37more

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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