Balls Wood

Map of  Balls Wood

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


County:Hertfordshire (England)
Gridref:TL344106
Year established:1995
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2800
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable20more
Purple Emperor?0.19more
RingletIncreasing410more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.32more
Brown Argus?0.23more
Holly BlueStable0.81more
Small Heath?0.25more
Dingy Skipper?0.19more
BrimstoneStable4.9more
White AdmiralStable17more
Small Copper?0.64more
Meadow BrownDecreasing220more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable170more
PeacockDecreasing74more
Large SkipperStable100more
Speckled WoodStable360more
Large WhiteStable17more
Green-veined WhiteStable73more
Small WhiteStable12more
CommaStable39more
Common Blue?0.58more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.090more
Purple HairstreakDecreasing1.5more
Small SkipperStable18more
Red AdmiralStable4.2more
Painted LadyStable2.4more
Small/Essex SkipperStable40more

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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