Tring Park

Map of  Tring Park

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


County:Hertfordshire (England)
Gridref:SP930105
Year established:1996
Number of sections:3
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1895
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable13more
Purple Emperor?1.1more
RingletStable460more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.37more
Silver-washed Fritillary?2.0more
Brown ArgusStable10more
Green HairstreakStable4.5more
Holly BlueStable2.2more
Small HeathDecreasing7.5more
Clouded Yellow?0.28more
Dingy SkipperStable8.3more
BrimstoneStable42more
Small CopperStable4.2more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.55more
Meadow BrownStable720more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable430more
Marbled WhiteStable410more
PeacockDecreasing80more
Large SkipperIncreasing*43more
Speckled WoodStable120more
Large WhiteStable62more
Green-veined WhiteStable73more
Small WhiteStable72more
CommaStable23more
Common BlueStable34more
Grizzled SkipperIncreasing*4.0more
Purple Hairstreak?0.95more
Small SkipperStable60more
Red AdmiralStable17more
Painted LadyStable5.2more
Small/Essex SkipperStable90more

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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