Fontmell Down

Map of  Fontmell Down

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:ST8817
Year established:1989
Number of sections:14
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4046
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable41more
Orange TipStable7.6more
RingletDecreasing43more
Dark Green FritillaryStable3.0more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.10more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.64more
Brown ArgusStable22more
Green HairstreakStable13more
Holly Blue?6.4more
Small HeathStable250more
Clouded Yellow?1.6more
Dingy SkipperStable36more
Grayling?0.10more
Marsh Fritillary?0.29more
BrimstoneStable87more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing10more
Silver-spotted SkipperStable16more
Small CopperStable36more
Adonis BlueDecreasing120more
Chalk-hill BlueStable1400more
Meadow BrownStable1200more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable110more
Marbled WhiteStable140more
PeacockStable43more
Large SkipperStable12more
Speckled WoodStable97more
Wall BrownStable*6.8more
Large WhiteStable37more
Green-veined WhiteStable24more
Small WhiteStable78more
CommaStable4.4more
Common BlueStable400more
Grizzled SkipperStable50more
Red AdmiralStable17more
Painted Lady?6.5more

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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