Portland Tout (DCC)

Map of  Portland Tout (DCC)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY685725
Year established:1992
Number of sections:7
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1580
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Bare ground/weed communities of post industrial sites e.g. quarries/pits/road/rail/landfill sites
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
RingletStable3.9more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.12more
Brown Argus?0.46more
Holly Blue?0.75more
Small HeathStable19more
Clouded Yellow?1.3more
Small BlueStable4.8more
Dingy SkipperStable*34more
GraylingDecreasing77more
Brimstone?0.13more
Small CopperStable4.0more
Adonis BlueStable4.3more
Chalk-hill BlueStable*200more
Meadow BrownStable210more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownIncreasing1.5more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing160more
PeacockDecreasing2.9more
Large SkipperStable11more
Speckled WoodIncreasing3.9more
Wall BrownStable23more
Large WhiteDecreasing19more
Green-veined White?0.35more
Small WhiteStable64more
Silver-studded BlueDecreasing68more
Comma?0.33more
Common BlueStable130more
Grizzled Skipper?0.32more
Small SkipperStable32more
Red AdmiralStable22more
Painted LadyStable13more
Small/Essex SkipperStable23more

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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