Roundway Hill Covert (WWT)

Map of  Roundway Hill Covert (WWT)

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU003640
Year established:1981
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1500
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable17more
Orange TipStable3.4more
RingletDecreasing160more
Dark Green FritillaryStable2.9more
Brown ArgusStable2.0more
Green HairstreakIncreasing3.3more
Holly BlueStable1.3more
Small HeathStable9.8more
Dingy Skipper?0.41more
BrimstoneStable7.2more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing*2.9more
Small Copper?0.19more
Chalk-hill BlueStable*5.8more
Meadow BrownStable50more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing38more
Marbled WhiteStable92more
PeacockStable30more
Large SkipperStable25more
Speckled WoodStable120more
Wall BrownStable7.2more
Large WhiteStable30more
Green-veined WhiteStable44more
Small WhiteIncreasing39more
CommaIncreasing3.1more
Common BlueStable14more
Grizzled SkipperIncreasingRecolonised in 19921.5more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.38more
Small SkipperDecreasing9.2more
Red AdmiralStable13more
Painted LadyStable*0.50more

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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