Shabbington Wood

Map of  Shabbington Wood

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


County:Buckinghamshire (England)
Gridref:SP6210
Year established:1985
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4156
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable40more
Orange TipStable17more
Purple Emperor?0.48more
RingletStable710more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.30more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing2.7more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.11more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.070more
Brown Argus?0.20more
Holly Blue?0.41more
Small HeathStable9.2more
Dingy Skipper?0.40more
Marsh Fritillary?0.52more
BrimstoneStable67more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?Extinct in 19910.80more
Wood WhiteStable2.6more
White AdmiralStable10more
Small CopperStable11more
Meadow BrownStable790more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable260more
Marbled WhiteStable120more
PeacockStable110more
Large SkipperStable200more
Speckled WoodStable300more
Wall BrownDecreasing1.1more
Large WhiteStable58more
Green-veined WhiteStable84more
Small WhiteStable56more
CommaStable28more
Common BlueStable120more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing1.8more
Brown HairstreakDecreasing2.0more
Purple Hairstreak?0.50more
Red AdmiralStable13more
Painted LadyStable2.1more

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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