Bentley Wood - Barnridge

Map of  Bentley Wood - Barnridge

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU242295
Year established:1998
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1350
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved acid grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable1.2more
Purple Emperor?0.14more
RingletIncreasing220more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing0.94more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable11more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing24more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable9.1more
Brown ArgusStable0.75more
Holly BlueStable0.52more
Small HeathStable1.4more
Clouded Yellow?0.37more
Dingy Skipper?0.29more
Marsh FritillaryStable12more
BrimstoneStable34more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?1.2more
White AdmiralStable3.9more
Small CopperStable2.3more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.73more
Meadow BrownIncreasing130more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable260more
Marbled WhiteStable100more
PeacockStable27more
Large SkipperStable48more
Speckled WoodIncreasing29more
Large WhiteStable7.2more
Green-veined WhiteStable4.3more
Small WhiteIncreasing16more
CommaStable3.9more
Common BlueStable8.2more
Grizzled SkipperStable1.5more
Purple Hairstreak?0.71more
Small SkipperStable160more
Red AdmiralStable4.2more
Painted LadyStable1.9more
Small/Essex SkipperStable130more

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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