Haldon Forest

Map of  Haldon Forest

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SX872845
Year established:1995
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2767
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable5.9more
RingletStable340more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.1more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable100more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing78more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable47more
Brown Argus?0.19more
Green Hairstreak?1.1more
Holly Blue?0.52more
Small Heath?0.74more
Clouded Yellow?5.2more
Small Blue?0.41more
Dingy SkipperStable13more
BrimstoneStable*18more
Wood WhiteDecreasing6.2more
White AdmiralIncreasing12more
Small CopperStable17more
Meadow BrownStable580more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable570more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing97more
PeacockStable120more
Large SkipperStable58more
Speckled WoodIncreasing200more
Wall BrownStable2.6more
Large WhiteStable20more
Green-veined WhiteStable44more
Small WhiteStable52more
CommaStable17more
Common BlueDecreasing180more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing11more
Purple Hairstreak?1.5more
Small SkipperStable100more
Red AdmiralStable26more
Painted LadyStable24more
Small/Essex SkipperStable100more

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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