Radipole Lake

Map of  Radipole Lake

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY6780
Year established:1977
Number of sections:6
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1649
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Stands of tall herbs (e.g. nettle and willow herb beds)
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellDecreasing170more
Orange TipStable1.4more
Ringlet?0.040more
Holly BlueStable1.3more
Small Heath?0.56more
Clouded YellowStable1.8more
BrimstoneStable13more
Small CopperStable*1.7more
Meadow BrownDecreasing*55more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable89more
Marbled WhiteStable30more
PeacockStable*120more
Large SkipperDecreasing*9.6more
Speckled WoodStable47more
Wall BrownStable*1.0more
Large WhiteDecreasing*170more
Green-veined WhiteDecreasing40more
Small WhiteStable100more
CommaStable4.1more
Common BlueStable15more
Small SkipperStable*7.7more
Red AdmiralStable59more
Painted LadyStable7.7more

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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