Lulworth Lake

Map of  Lulworth Lake

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY860835
Year established:1998
Number of sections:12
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1800
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Agriculturally improved/re-seeded/ heavily fertilised grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?1.5more
RingletStable3.9more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.22more
Silver-washed Fritillary?1.3more
Holly Blue?1.7more
Small Heath?0.26more
Clouded Yellow?1.3more
Small Blue?0.25more
Grayling?0.19more
Brimstone?1.6more
Small Copper?1.5more
Meadow BrownStable120more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable61more
Marbled White?1.2more
PeacockStable23more
Large SkipperStable3.0more
Speckled WoodStable42more
Wall BrownStable4.0more
Large WhiteStable18more
Green-veined WhiteDecreasing20more
Small WhiteStable28more
Silver-studded Blue?0.19more
CommaStable11more
Common Blue?2.6more
Purple Hairstreak?0.15more
Lulworth Skipper?0.41more
Small SkipperStable1.6more
Red AdmiralStable22more
Painted LadyStable5.7more
Small/Essex Skipper?1.4more

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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