Gomm Valley

Map of  Gomm Valley

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


County:Buckinghamshire (England)
Gridref:SU8992
Year established:1977
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1219
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry scrub/shrub thickets
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable21more
Orange TipStable5.2more
RingletStable260more
Dark Green FritillaryDecreasing*22more
Brown Argus?0.23more
Green HairstreakDecreasing4.0more
Holly BlueStable2.2more
Small HeathDecreasing21more
Clouded Yellow?0.060more
Small Blue?0.040more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing5.6more
BrimstoneStable37more
Small CopperStable2.0more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.73more
Meadow BrownDecreasing*160more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing29more
Marbled WhiteStable230more
PeacockStable44more
Large SkipperDecreasing38more
Speckled WoodStable48more
Wall BrownDecreasingExtinct in 19893.5more
Large WhiteStable41more
Green-veined WhiteDecreasing18more
Small WhiteStable44more
CommaStable2.6more
Common BlueStable35more
Grizzled Skipper?1.0more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.030more
Small Skipper?23more
Red AdmiralIncreasing0.75more
Painted LadyStable0.52more

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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