Oakley Woods

Map of  Oakley Woods

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


County:Buckinghamshire (England)
Gridref:SP6111
Year established:1986
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2549
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable26more
Orange TipIncreasing7.0more
Purple EmperorStable0.28more
RingletStable460more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.040more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasingExtinct in 19952.6more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.20more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.13more
Brown ArgusStableColonised in 19940.76more
Green Hairstreak?0.040more
Holly BlueStable0.68more
Small HeathDecreasingExtinct in 19991.7more
Clouded Yellow?0.38more
Dingy Skipper?0.31more
Marsh Fritillary?0.18more
BrimstoneStable34more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.080more
Wood WhiteStableExtinct in 20001.6more
White AdmiralIncreasing7.6more
Small CopperStable4.9more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.050more
Meadow BrownStable250more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable130more
Marbled WhiteStable83more
PeacockStable66more
Large SkipperStable100more
Speckled WoodStable120more
Wall Brown?0.18more
Large WhiteStable54more
Green-veined WhiteStable43more
Small WhiteStable65more
CommaStable33more
Common BlueStable83more
Grizzled SkipperStable2.3more
Brown HairstreakStable0.35more
Purple HairstreakStableExtinct in 19941.2more
Red AdmiralIncreasing14more
Painted LadyStable3.6more

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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