Somerford Common (old)

Map of  Somerford Common (old)

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU0286
Year established:1987
Number of sections:13
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):5099
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?29more
Orange Tip?7.2more
Ringlet?140more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.82more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?26more
Silver-washed Fritillary?8.9more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.26more
Small Heath?34more
Dingy Skipper?2.0more
Marsh Fritillary?3.7more
Brimstone?57more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?10more
White Admiral?2.7more
Small Copper?33more
Meadow Brown?700more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?110more
Marbled White?16more
Peacock?110more
Large Skipper?75more
Speckled Wood?130more
Large White?53more
Green-veined White?75more
Small White?23more
Comma?22more
Common Blue?12more
Grizzled Skipper?19more
Red Admiral?13more
Painted Lady?6.8more

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
1987, 1988

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