Arienas Wood

Map of  Arienas Wood

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


County:Highland (Scotland)
Gridref:NM6852
Year established:1989
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2250
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Bracken dominated glades or hillsides
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?0.17more
Dark Green FritillaryStable55more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryIncreasing*9.5more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable98more
Green HairstreakStable8.6more
Small HeathStable36more
Large HeathStable1.3more
Clouded Yellow?0.070more
Scotch Argus?400more
GraylingStable0.97more
Meadow BrownDecreasing15more
Peacock?1.0more
Speckled WoodIncreasing19more
Green-veined WhiteStable7.6more
Common BlueStable*2.1more
Purple Hairstreak?1.0more
Red AdmiralStable1.2more
Painted Lady?0.47more

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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