Moors Valley

Map of  Moors Valley

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SU107056
Year established:1994
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2045
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Seasonally wet and wet marshy grasslands
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable18more
RingletIncreasing5.9more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.12more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable0.76more
Brown Argus?0.36more
Green Hairstreak?0.63more
Holly BlueStable5.9more
Small HeathStable1.2more
Clouded YellowStable1.7more
Grayling?0.25more
Marsh Fritillary?0.48more
BrimstoneIncreasing120more
White Admiral?0.19more
Small CopperStable8.4more
Meadow BrownStable550more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownDecreasing300more
Marbled WhiteStable94more
PeacockStable120more
Large SkipperDecreasing93more
Speckled WoodStable47more
Large WhiteStable*110more
Green-veined WhiteStable170more
Small WhiteStable38more
Silver-studded Blue?0.21more
CommaStable26more
Common BlueStable2.6more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.41more
Purple HairstreakStable5.0more
Small SkipperDecreasing130more
Red AdmiralStable30more
Painted LadyStable6.7more
Small/Essex SkipperDecreasing190more

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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