Barbury Castle

Map of  Barbury Castle

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


County:Swindon (England)
Gridref:SU149763
Year established:0
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):0
Width (m):0
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?92more
Ringlet?550more
Dark Green Fritillary?4.0more
Brown Argus?230more
Green Hairstreak?4.0more
Small Heath?640more
Clouded Yellow?5.0more
Small Blue?19more
Dingy Skipper?1.0more
Marsh Fritillary?110more
Brimstone?9.0more
Small Copper?280more
Chalk-hill Blue?280more
Meadow Brown?3200more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?600more
Marbled White?1100more
Peacock?71more
Large Skipper?240more
Wall Brown?2.0more
Large White?160more
Green-veined White?35more
Small White?87more
Comma?6.0more
Common Blue?550more
Small Skipper?18more
Red Admiral?45more
Painted Lady?96more

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
2006

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