Beetham Fell

Map of  Beetham Fell

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


County:Cumbria (England)
Gridref:SD487793
Year established:2005
Number of sections:12
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3190
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?2.0more
Dark Green Fritillary?3.0more
High Brown Fritillary?5.2more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.73more
Silver-washed Fritillary?3.9more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.73more
Northern Brown Argus?6.4more
Green Hairstreak?4.0more
Holly Blue?4.2more
Small Heath?0.41more
Dingy Skipper?2.0more
Brimstone?17more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?1.2more
Meadow Brown?150more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?1.6more
Peacock?62more
Speckled Wood?250more
Wall Brown?1.0more
Large White?17more
Green-veined White?8.0more
Small White?14more
Comma?5.2more
Common Blue?18more
Small Skipper?3.0more
Red Admiral?13more
Painted Lady?34more
Small/Essex Skipper?3.0more

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.

Links to counts
2005, 2006, 2007

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