Creag Meagaidh

Map of  Creag Meagaidh

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


County:Highland (Scotland)
Gridref:NN4787
Year established:1993
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3156
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?1.1more
Dark Green FritillaryStable6.0more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable42more
Green Hairstreak?1.0more
Small HeathIncreasing20more
Large Heath?0.35more
Scotch ArgusStable300more
Meadow Brown?0.57more
Peacock?11more
Large White?0.41more
Green-veined White?7.6more
Common BlueStable29more
Red AdmiralStable3.4more
Painted Lady?1.3more

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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