Torrington Commons

Map of  Torrington Commons

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SS4819
Year established:2003
Number of sections:6
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2400
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?16more
Ringlet?220more
Dark Green Fritillary?17more
High Brown Fritillary?0.41more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?140more
Silver-washed Fritillary?38more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?160more
Green Hairstreak?21more
Holly Blue?4.1more
Small Heath?46more
Clouded Yellow?7.0more
Brimstone?41more
Small Copper?41more
Meadow Brown?880more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?840more
Marbled White?67more
Peacock?88more
Large Skipper?37more
Speckled Wood?250more
Wall Brown?17more
Large White?42more
Green-veined White?82more
Small White?48more
Comma?24more
Common Blue?69more
Purple Hairstreak?7.3more
Small Skipper?58more
Red Admiral?41more
Painted Lady?4.4more
Small/Essex Skipper?58more
Brown Hairstreak?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, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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