Biss Wood

Map of  Biss Wood

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST877567
Year established:1987
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):600
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Bare ground/woodland herb/grass mosaics of woodland rides, hedgebanks and green lanes
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable22more
RingletStable110more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.040more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable70more
Holly BlueStable1.0more
Small HeathDecreasing1.4more
Clouded Yellow?0.32more
Dingy Skipper?0.16more
BrimstoneStable22more
White AdmiralDecreasing2.8more
Small CopperStable4.6more
Meadow BrownStable200more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable280more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing12more
PeacockStable*74more
Large SkipperDecreasing33more
Speckled WoodStable91more
Large WhiteStable63more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing39more
Small WhiteDecreasing30more
CommaStable11more
Common BlueStable19more
Grizzled Skipper?0.080more
Purple HairstreakStable0.69more
Small SkipperStable21more
Red AdmiralStable4.7more
Painted LadyStable1.5more
Small/Essex SkipperStable26more

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.

Links to counts
2005, 2006, 2007

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