Witherslack Woods LNR

Map of  Witherslack Woods LNR

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD435865
Year established:1985
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3800
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?5.1more
Ringlet?1.0more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.29more
High Brown FritillaryStable9.2more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?3.7more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.6more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.38more
Northern Brown Argus?0.65more
Green Hairstreak?0.43more
Holly Blue?0.38more
Small Heath?0.34more
Grayling?0.68more
BrimstoneStable6.0more
Small Copper?0.61more
Meadow BrownStable56more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?0.10more
Peacock?13more
Large Skipper?3.1more
Speckled WoodIncreasing4.2more
Wall Brown?0.53more
Large White?4.7more
Green-veined White?14more
Small White?2.8more
Comma?0.51more
Common BlueStable6.5more
Red AdmiralStable3.3more
Painted Lady?0.30more

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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