Aston Rowant (S)

Map of  Aston Rowant (S)

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


County:Oxfordshire (England)
Gridref:SU7296
Year established:1976
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2367
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable21more
Orange TipStable1.2more
RingletIncreasing50more
Dark Green FritillaryStable4.8more
Brown ArgusStable8.5more
Green HairstreakStable4.0more
Holly Blue?0.18more
Small HeathStable200more
Clouded Yellow?0.23more
Dingy SkipperStable18more
BrimstoneStable43more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasing24more
Small CopperDecreasing6.8more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing26more
Meadow BrownStable1000more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing44more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing160more
PeacockStable22more
Large SkipperIncreasing23more
Speckled WoodStable37more
Wall BrownDecreasing4.9more
Large WhiteStable28more
Green-veined WhiteStable29more
Small WhiteStable47more
CommaStable1.8more
Common BlueStable180more
Grizzled SkipperStable9.5more
Purple Hairstreak?0.060more
Red AdmiralStable1.9more
Painted LadyIncreasing0.64more

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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