Wadswick Common

Map of  Wadswick Common

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST837677
Year established:2004
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):700
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Ringlet?150more
Brown Argus?19more
Small Blue?1.0more
Marsh Fritillary?1.0more
Small Copper?11more
Adonis Blue?13more
Chalk-hill Blue?34more
Meadow Brown?340more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?290more
Marbled White?300more
Peacock?1.0more
Large Skipper?10more
Speckled Wood?11more
Large White?34more
Green-veined White?8.0more
Small White?49more
Common Blue?72more
Small Skipper?110more
Painted Lady?4.0more
Small/Essex Skipper?110more

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
2004

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