Sands of Forvie (new)

Map of  Sands of Forvie (new)

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


County:Grampian (Scotland)
Gridref:NK0126
Year established:1999
Number of sections:7
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3655
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Coastal dune grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?1.0more
Dark Green FritillaryStable150more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?4.0more
Northern Brown Argus?0.41more
Small HeathStable210more
Large Heath?2.3more
Small Blue?1.0more
GraylingStable62more
Small Copper?5.5more
Meadow BrownIncreasing56more
Large White?2.0more
Green-veined White?96more
Small White?6.0more
Common Blue?50more
Red Admiral?8.5more

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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