Bentley Wood - North

Map of  Bentley Wood - North

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU250300
Year established:1986
Number of sections:12
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3200
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable13more
Purple EmperorStable1.7more
RingletStable680more
Dark Green FritillaryStable2.2more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable19more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing110more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable*6.5more
Brown ArgusStable1.8more
Holly BlueStable1.0more
Small Heath?0.41more
Clouded Yellow?0.23more
Dingy Skipper?0.36more
BrimstoneStable140more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing0.94more
White AdmiralStable14more
Small CopperStable1.3more
Meadow BrownStable140more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable400more
Marbled WhiteStable23more
PeacockStable72more
Large SkipperStable120more
Speckled WoodStable270more
Large WhiteDecreasing40more
Green-veined WhiteStable42more
Small WhiteStable91more
CommaStable26more
Common BlueStable14more
Grizzled SkipperStable1.2more
Purple Hairstreak?0.72more
Small SkipperStable100more
Red AdmiralIncreasing14more
Painted LadyStable4.6more
Small/Essex SkipperStable110more

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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