Barnack Hills & Holes

Map of  Barnack Hills & Holes

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


County:Cambridgeshire (England)
Gridref:TF0704
Year established:1981
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1669
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipIncreasing11more
RingletStable110more
Brown ArgusIncreasing3.2more
Green HairstreakIncreasing*1.7more
Holly BlueIncreasing6.0more
Small HeathDecreasing83more
Clouded Yellow?0.21more
Dingy Skipper?0.31more
BrimstoneIncreasing18more
Small CopperStable7.7more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing2.2more
Meadow BrownDecreasing670more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownDecreasing250more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing44more
PeacockIncreasing33more
Large SkipperStable9.2more
Speckled WoodIncreasing17more
Wall BrownDecreasing2.2more
Large WhiteStable31more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing*39more
Small WhiteDecreasing73more
CommaIncreasing6.5more
Common BlueDecreasing54more
Purple HairstreakStable0.24more
Small Skipper?130more
Red AdmiralIncreasing5.2more
Painted LadyIncreasing2.7more
Small/Essex SkipperIncreasing*12more

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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