Whitecross Green Wood

Map of  Whitecross Green Wood

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


County:Oxfordshire (England)
Gridref:SP6014
Year established:1986
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1853
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellDecreasing6.0more
Orange TipStable24more
Purple Emperor?0.10more
RingletIncreasing490more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.17more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.15more
Brown ArgusStable0.73more
Holly BlueStable0.78more
Small HeathDecreasing2.9more
Clouded Yellow?0.19more
BrimstoneStable32more
Wood WhiteStable53more
White AdmiralStable7.1more
Small CopperStable4.0more
Meadow BrownIncreasing490more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable95more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing310more
PeacockStable56more
Large SkipperStable95more
Speckled WoodDecreasing83more
Wall Brown?0.17more
Large WhiteStable54more
Green-veined WhiteDecreasing51more
Small WhiteStable50more
CommaStable11more
Common BlueStable39more
Grizzled SkipperStable5.1more
Black HairstreakStable1.9more
Brown HairstreakIncreasing1.7more
Purple HairstreakStable0.66more
Small SkipperDecreasing110more
Red AdmiralStable4.0more
Painted LadyStable1.1more

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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