Gait Barrows

Map of  Gait Barrows

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


County:Lancashire (England)
Gridref:SD4877
Year established:1978
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1400
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable11more
Ringlet?17more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing1.2more
High Brown FritillaryIncreasing60more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable89more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.19more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable8.7more
Northern Brown ArgusStable1.5more
Green Hairstreak?0.10more
Holly Blue?2.1more
Small HeathStable0.65more
Clouded Yellow?1.0more
Scotch Argus?0.030more
Dingy SkipperIncreasing*3.0more
GraylingStable0.38more
BrimstoneIncreasing39more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryIncreasing2.8more
Small CopperStable*0.33more
Meadow BrownStable190more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?2.0more
PeacockStable51more
Large SkipperStable51more
Speckled WoodIncreasing6.9more
Wall BrownStable3.6more
Large WhiteDecreasing14more
Green-veined WhiteDecreasing76more
Small WhiteStable5.2more
CommaIncreasing2.0more
Common BlueStable1.6more
Grizzled Skipper?0.020more
Purple HairstreakDecreasing1.6more
Small Skipper?0.41more
Red AdmiralIncreasing5.3more
Painted LadyIncreasing1.3more
Small/Essex Skipper?0.020more

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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