West Sedgemoor

Map of  West Sedgemoor

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST347244
Year established:1993
Number of sections:7
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3002
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Seasonally wet and wet marshy grasslands
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable14more
Ringlet?310more
Silver-washed Fritillary?10more
Brown Argus?16more
Holly Blue?21more
Small Heath?8.0more
Clouded Yellow?1.3more
Brimstone?17more
Small CopperStable36more
Meadow Brown?2200more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable800more
Marbled White?480more
Peacock?46more
Large Skipper?48more
Speckled WoodStable95more
Large WhiteStable48more
Green-veined White?170more
Small White?74more
Comma?8.6more
Common Blue?54more
White-letter Hairstreak?1.0more
Purple Hairstreak?0.64more
Small Skipper?38more
Red Admiral?31more
Painted Lady?13more
Small/Essex Skipper?15more
Brown Hairstreak?2.0more

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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