Somerford Common extended

Map of  Somerford Common extended

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU025685
Year established:1989
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2641
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable11more
RingletStable340more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.60more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing3.5more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable12more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.35more
Brown Argus?1.1more
Holly BlueStable1.8more
Small HeathStable11more
Clouded Yellow?0.69more
Dingy SkipperStable0.99more
Marsh FritillaryStable2.8more
BrimstoneStable50more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing2.5more
White AdmiralStable11more
Small CopperStable27more
Meadow BrownStable640more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable270more
Marbled WhiteStable54more
PeacockStable210more
Large SkipperStable48more
Speckled WoodStable160more
Large WhiteStable35more
Green-veined WhiteStable70more
Small WhiteStable26more
CommaStable26more
Common BlueStable30more
Grizzled SkipperStable32more
Purple HairstreakStable1.2more
Small SkipperDecreasing140more
Red AdmiralStable21more
Painted LadyStable4.6more
Small/Essex SkipperDecreasing140more
Brown Hairstreak?0.28more

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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