Ruttersleigh Common

Map of  Ruttersleigh Common

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST261163
Year established:1998
Number of sections:6
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):650
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Seasonally wet and wet marshy grasslands
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?9.5more
Ringlet?74more
Silver-washed Fritillary?4.8more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?5.9more
Holly Blue?1.8more
Dingy Skipper?0.26more
Brimstone?7.4more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.26more
Wood WhiteStable18more
Small Copper?1.1more
Meadow Brown?19more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?52more
Marbled White?0.63more
Peacock?21more
Large Skipper?8.0more
Speckled Wood?45more
Wall Brown?0.44more
Large White?4.9more
Green-veined White?62more
Small White?4.0more
Comma?1.9more
Common Blue?1.4more
Small Skipper?11more
Red Admiral?6.1more
Painted Lady?2.0more
Small/Essex Skipper?11more

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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