Knowetop Lochs

Map of  Knowetop Lochs

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


County:Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland)
Gridref:NX705785
Year established:2004
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1350
Width (m):6
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?9.5more
Ringlet?22more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?10more
Small Heath?4.0more
Large Heath?38more
Scotch Argus?40more
Small Copper?3.7more
Meadow Brown?5.9more
Peacock?50more
Large Skipper?5.2more
Large White?2.0more
Green-veined White?36more
Small White?0.73more
Red Admiral?2.8more
Painted Lady?2.6more

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
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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