Powerstock North (DTNC)

Map of  Powerstock North (DTNC)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY543974
Year established:1985
Number of sections:7
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1400
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Seasonally wet and wet marshy grasslands
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable2.0more
RingletStable*130more
Dark Green FritillaryStable2.1more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.17more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable4.7more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing6.8more
Brown ArgusDecreasing1.6more
Green HairstreakStable2.8more
Holly BlueStable0.59more
Small HeathDecreasing37more
Clouded YellowIncreasing0.84more
Dingy SkipperStable*26more
Marsh FritillaryDecreasing12more
BrimstoneStable2.0more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryStable0.85more
Wood WhiteStable14more
Small CopperStable4.4more
Chalk-hill Blue?2.0more
Meadow BrownStable230more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable180more
Marbled WhiteStable100more
PeacockStable23more
Large SkipperDecreasing19more
Speckled WoodStable31more
Wall Brown?0.43more
Large WhiteStable7.7more
Green-veined WhiteStable15more
Small WhiteStable11more
CommaStable1.0more
Common BlueStable77more
Grizzled SkipperStable12more
Purple HairstreakDecreasing0.72more
Small SkipperDecreasing62more
Red AdmiralStable5.6more
Painted LadyStable4.5more
Small/Essex SkipperDecreasing63more

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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