Bure Marshes

Map of  Bure Marshes

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


County:Norfolk (England)
Gridref:TG3416
Year established:1976
Number of sections:12
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1671
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Fen/swamp/marsh vegetation of inland freshwater edges
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellIncreasing*26more
Orange TipIncreasing19more
RingletStable72more
Brown Argus?0.050more
Holly BlueStableColonised in 19901.1more
Small Heath?4.0more
Clouded Yellow?0.13more
BrimstoneStable130more
White AdmiralIncreasingColonised in 1988*1.9more
Small Copper?0.23more
Meadow BrownIncreasing37more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable*20more
PeacockIncreasing85more
Large SkipperIncreasingColonised in 198812more
Speckled WoodIncreasingColonised in 19933.3more
Wall BrownStable1.4more
Large WhiteStable15more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing210more
Small WhiteStable11more
CommaIncreasing11more
Common BlueStable*0.64more
Small SkipperDecreasing3.1more
Red AdmiralIncreasing12more
Painted LadyIncreasing2.2more

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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