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 
Small TortoiseshellStable44more
Orange TipIncreasing11more
RingletStable110more
Brown ArgusIncreasingColonised in 19943.1more
Green HairstreakIncreasingColonised in 1996*1.4more
Holly BlueIncreasingColonised in 19905.9more
Small HeathDecreasing93more
Clouded Yellow?0.19more
Dingy Skipper?0.33more
BrimstoneIncreasing17more
Small CopperIncreasing8.0more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasingColonised in 19992.1more
Meadow BrownDecreasing660more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing260more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing42more
PeacockIncreasing33more
Large SkipperStable9.8more
Speckled WoodIncreasing17more
Wall BrownStable2.4more
Large WhiteIncreasing32more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing*40more
Small WhiteDecreasing75more
CommaIncreasing6.5more
Common BlueStable58more
Purple HairstreakStable0.25more
Small Skipper?130more
Red AdmiralIncreasing4.8more
Painted LadyIncreasing2.6more

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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