Thurlbear Quarrylands

Map of  Thurlbear Quarrylands

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST273210
Year established:1996
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2060
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable4.7more
RingletStable110more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.26more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable7.9more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.59more
Brown ArgusStable5.0more
Green HairstreakDecreasing5.8more
Holly BlueStable8.6more
Small HeathIncreasing190more
Clouded YellowStable3.1more
Dingy SkipperStable22more
BrimstoneStable19more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing15more
Wood White?1.7more
Small CopperStable3.6more
Meadow BrownStable1000more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable*550more
Marbled WhiteStable180more
PeacockStable41more
Large SkipperStable14more
Speckled WoodStable16more
Wall Brown?0.22more
Large WhiteStable38more
Green-veined WhiteStable20more
Small WhiteStable29more
CommaIncreasing9.9more
Common BlueStable370more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing14more
Purple Hairstreak?0.71more
Small SkipperStable28more
Red AdmiralStable9.4more
Painted LadyStable8.0more
Small/Essex SkipperStable22more
Brown HairstreakStable0.99more

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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