Old Warden Tunnel

Map of  Old Warden Tunnel

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


County:Bedfordshire (England)
Gridref:TL1144
Year established:2004
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1188
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?18more
Purple Emperor?0.41more
Ringlet?140more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.41more
Brown Argus?4.0more
Holly Blue?1.0more
Small Heath?5.5more
Brimstone?4.9more
Wood White?2.0more
Small Copper?1.0more
Meadow Brown?79more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?120more
Marbled White?100more
Peacock?30more
Large Skipper?41more
Speckled Wood?100more
Large White?29more
Green-veined White?16more
Small White?25more
Comma?6.1more
Common Blue?22more
Grizzled Skipper?2.0more
Small Skipper?3.2more
Red Admiral?12more
Painted Lady?15more
Small/Essex Skipper?1.0more

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
2006, 2007

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