Waterperry Wood

Map of  Waterperry Wood

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


County:Oxfordshire (England)
Gridref:SP0069
Year established:1976
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1760
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable4.5more
Orange TipStable4.2more
Purple Emperor?0.24more
RingletIncreasing170more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing0.55more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.14more
Brown Argus?0.32more
Holly BlueIncreasing0.53more
Small HeathStableExtinct in 19952.1more
Clouded Yellow?0.060more
Dingy Skipper?0.070more
BrimstoneStable17more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.050more
Wood WhiteDecreasing1.3more
White AdmiralStableRecolonised in 19934.5more
Small CopperStable3.0more
Meadow BrownDecreasing220more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable110more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing20more
PeacockStable19more
Large SkipperStable77more
Speckled WoodStable150more
Wall BrownDecreasingExtinct in 19850.54more
Large WhiteIncreasing14more
Green-veined WhiteStable31more
Small WhiteIncreasing28more
CommaIncreasing5.0more
Common BlueIncreasing11more
Grizzled SkipperStable0.35more
Black Hairstreak?0.090more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.040more
Brown HairstreakStableColonised in 19930.57more
Purple HairstreakStable1.5more
Red AdmiralIncreasingColonised in 19881.9more
Painted LadyIncreasing*0.45more

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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