Loch Garten

Map of  Loch Garten

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


County:Highland (Scotland)
Gridref:NH9718
Year established:1977
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3645
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved acid grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable6.2more
Ringlet?37more
Dark Green FritillaryStable1.7more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryDecreasing1.8more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable13more
Northern Brown Argus?9.7more
Green HairstreakStable5.4more
Small HeathStable16more
Large HeathStable7.7more
Clouded Yellow?0.040more
Scotch ArgusStable150more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing1.8more
Small CopperStable2.4more
Meadow BrownStable12more
Peacock?23more
Large WhiteStable1.5more
Green-veined WhiteStable53more
Small WhiteStable0.67more
Common BlueStable17more
Red AdmiralIncreasing1.8more
Painted Lady?0.65more

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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