Whitbarrow - Township Plantation

Map of  Whitbarrow - Township Plantation

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD450887
Year established:1994
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2870
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 TipDecreasing7.0more
Ringlet?1.0more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing83more
High Brown FritillaryDecreasing140more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing50more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing15more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable140more
Northern Brown ArgusStable93more
Green HairstreakStable3.4more
Holly BlueDecreasing*11more
Small HeathStable79more
Dingy SkipperStable11more
GraylingStable29more
BrimstoneStable72more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing25more
Small CopperStable1.4more
Meadow BrownDecreasing230more
PeacockIncreasing170more
Large SkipperStable28more
Speckled WoodIncreasing17more
Wall BrownStable11more
Large WhiteStable8.8more
Green-veined WhiteStable20more
Small WhiteStable13more
CommaIncreasing4.0more
Common BlueStable150more
Purple Hairstreak?0.12more
Red AdmiralStable9.2more
Painted LadyStable8.1more

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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