Greenscombe Wood - Trust

Map of  Greenscombe Wood - Trust

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


County:Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (England)
Gridref:SX391726
Year established:1985
Number of sections:14
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1760
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?1.0more
Orange Tip?1.0more
Ringlet?60more
Silver-washed Fritillary?19more
Clouded Yellow?1.0more
Brimstone?51more
Small Copper?2.7more
Meadow Brown?29more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?44more
Marbled White?1.8more
Heath Fritillary?16more
Peacock?7.0more
Large Skipper?7.0more
Speckled Wood?64more
Wall Brown?2.0more
Large White?12more
Green-veined White?11more
Small White?2.0more
Comma?2.2more
Common Blue?1.0more
Small Skipper?1.0more
Red Admiral?7.0more
Painted Lady?1.0more

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
2002, 2003, 2006

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