Whitbarrow NNR - Hervey CWT

Map of  Whitbarrow NNR - Hervey CWT

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD440870
Year established:1995
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4000
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing74more
High Brown FritillaryDecreasing230more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable110more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.86more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?270more
Northern Brown ArgusStable53more
Small HeathStable480more
Large Heath?0.62more
Dingy Skipper?26more
Grayling?290more
BrimstoneStable2.6more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?1.6more
Small Copper?0.26more
Meadow BrownIncreasing120more
Peacock?16more
Large Skipper?6.0more
Speckled Wood?2.5more
Wall BrownIncreasing19more
Large White?7.7more
Green-veined White?2.6more
Small White?1.6more
Comma?0.44more
Common BlueStable230more
Grizzled Skipper?0.090more
Red AdmiralStable7.2more
Painted LadyStable4.5more

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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