Lochaber

Map of  Lochaber

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


County:Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland)
Gridref:NX9269
Year established:2000
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2661
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?20more
Ringlet?230more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.41more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.64more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?12more
Green Hairstreak?0.64more
Small Heath?6.8more
Scotch Argus?0.26more
Small Copper?1.2more
Meadow Brown?30more
Peacock?69more
Large Skipper?1.0more
Wall Brown?3.9more
Large White?2.5more
Green-veined White?120more
Common Blue?3.6more
Red Admiral?8.4more
Painted Lady?3.8more

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.

Links to counts
2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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