West Moors (RAOC)

Map of  West Moors (RAOC)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SU090045
Year established:1985
Number of sections:1
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3030
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable3.9more
RingletIncreasing0.79more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.57more
Brown ArgusIncreasing15more
Green HairstreakStable9.5more
Holly BlueStable6.2more
Small HeathStable350more
Clouded YellowIncreasing2.6more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing0.83more
GraylingStable1500more
BrimstoneIncreasing57more
White Admiral?0.17more
Small CopperStable73more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.040more
Meadow BrownStable540more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable660more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing2.0more
PeacockStable53more
Large SkipperStable47more
Speckled WoodStable7.1more
Wall Brown?0.19more
Large WhiteStable67more
Green-veined WhiteStable29more
Small WhiteDecreasing23more
Silver-studded BlueDecreasing400more
CommaStable3.8more
Common BlueStable140more
Grizzled SkipperIncreasing*1.9more
Small SkipperDecreasing70more
Red AdmiralStable13more
Painted LadyStable5.5more
Small/Essex SkipperStable88more

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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