Bentley Wood - Compartment Four

Map of  Bentley Wood - Compartment Four

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU253318
Year established:2002
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1330
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Mature mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?9.0more
Ringlet?140more
Dark Green Fritillary?3.0more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?4.0more
Silver-washed Fritillary?32more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?1.0more
Green Hairstreak?0.26more
Holly Blue?2.2more
Brimstone?67more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.73more
White Admiral?2.9more
Small Copper?3.2more
Meadow Brown?94more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?34more
Marbled White?2.5more
Peacock?26more
Large Skipper?3.0more
Speckled Wood?140more
Large White?34more
Green-veined White?24more
Small White?27more
Comma?5.9more
Common Blue?11more
Grizzled Skipper?4.3more
Small Skipper?8.0more
Red Admiral?32more
Painted Lady?2.5more

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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