Prickmoor Wood, Chittoe

Map of  Prickmoor Wood, Chittoe

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST951661
Year established:1998
Number of sections:1
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1300
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?17more
Ringlet?200more
Silver-washed Fritillary?3.0more
Brown Argus?1.3more
Holly Blue?1.2more
Small Heath?0.41more
Clouded Yellow?0.64more
Marsh Fritillary?0.41more
BrimstoneStable8.9more
White Admiral?6.5more
Small Copper?3.6more
Meadow Brown?290more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?110more
Marbled White?100more
PeacockStable59more
Large Skipper?30more
Speckled WoodStable47more
Large WhiteStable21more
Green-veined White?52more
Small White?91more
Comma?31more
Common Blue?8.5more
Grizzled Skipper?0.73more
White-letter Hairstreak?5.9more
Purple Hairstreak?0.64more
Small Skipper?93more
Red Admiral?18more
Painted Lady?1.6more
Small/Essex Skipper?93more

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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