Mabie Forest

Map of  Mabie Forest

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


County:Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland)
Gridref:NX9270
Year established:1995
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3500
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable33more
RingletStable230more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.3more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable52more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryIncreasing41more
Northern Brown Argus?0.26more
Small HeathStable51more
Clouded Yellow?0.19more
Dingy Skipper?0.12more
Small CopperStable4.0more
Meadow BrownStable*31more
PeacockStable170more
Large SkipperStable*6.1more
Wall BrownStable*14more
Large WhiteStable*2.8more
Green-veined WhiteStable76more
Small White?0.98more
Common BlueStable38more
Purple Hairstreak?0.10more
Red AdmiralStable5.4more
Painted LadyStable8.1more

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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