Bentley Wood - South

Map of  Bentley Wood - South

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU251283
Year established:1987
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1850
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipIncreasing10more
Purple Emperor?0.31more
RingletStable*520more
Dark Green FritillaryStable0.74more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing7.5more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing120more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable6.8more
Brown ArgusStable3.9more
Holly BlueStable0.90more
Small HeathStable1.5more
Clouded Yellow?0.37more
Dingy SkipperStable1.6more
BrimstoneStable160more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?1.1more
White AdmiralStable14more
Small CopperStable2.8more
Meadow BrownStable310more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable290more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing*99more
PeacockStable84more
Large SkipperStable97more
Speckled WoodStable240more
Large WhiteDecreasing27more
Green-veined WhiteStable32more
Small WhiteStable58more
CommaStable13more
Common BlueStable18more
Grizzled SkipperStable0.95more
Purple Hairstreak?0.70more
Small SkipperDecreasing150more
Red AdmiralIncreasing7.1more
Painted LadyIncreasing2.2more
Small/Essex SkipperDecreasing160more

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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