Durlston Country Park East

Map of  Durlston Country Park East

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SZ029772
Year established:1976
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3625
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable1.4more
Ringlet?0.14more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing0.73more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.16more
Brown ArgusStable12more
Green HairstreakStable0.89more
Holly BlueStable42more
Small HeathStable97more
Clouded YellowStable3.0more
Small BlueIncreasing4.2more
Dingy SkipperStable16more
GraylingDecreasing1.5more
BrimstoneStable1.1more
Small CopperStable6.9more
Adonis BlueStable2.3more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.39more
Meadow BrownStable1800more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable1000more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing590more
PeacockIncreasing20more
Large SkipperDecreasing42more
Speckled WoodStable190more
Wall BrownStable41more
Large WhiteStable80more
Green-veined WhiteStable2.7more
Small WhiteStable250more
CommaStable3.7more
Common BlueStable420more
Grizzled SkipperStable2.0more
Lulworth SkipperStable280more
Small SkipperStable290more
Red AdmiralStable49more
Painted LadyStable30more
Small/Essex SkipperStable220more

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.

» How to get involved

» Wider countryside pilot - Now with online data entry

» Butterflies as indicators

» Key Findings

» News

» Reports & Publications

» Resources

» Species Lists

» Site Locations