Pickett Wood

Map of  Pickett Wood

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST8754
Year established:1981
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1194
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellDecreasing28more
Orange TipIncreasing11more
RingletStable160more
Dark Green FritillaryStableExtinct in 19881.0more
High Brown Fritillary?0.030more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasingExtinct in 19933.8more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing62more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasingExtinct in 19912.3more
Brown ArgusStable6.2more
Green Hairstreak?0.16more
Holly BlueStableExtinct in 19851.5more
Small HeathDecreasing2.5more
Clouded Yellow?0.37more
Dingy SkipperDecreasingExtinct in 19942.2more
Marsh Fritillary?Extinct in 19850.23more
BrimstoneStable19more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasingExtinct in 19934.0more
White AdmiralStable12more
Small CopperStable26more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.11more
Meadow BrownIncreasing240more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing200more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing15more
PeacockStable120more
Large SkipperDecreasing27more
Speckled WoodStable85more
Wall BrownStableExtinct in 19850.61more
Large WhiteStable32more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing64more
Small WhiteStable41more
CommaIncreasing31more
Common BlueDecreasing31more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing17more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.15more
Purple HairstreakStable4.6more
Red AdmiralIncreasing11more
Painted LadyStable2.6more

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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