Avon Gorge 2

Map of  Avon Gorge 2

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


County:Avon (England)
Gridref:ST5673
Year established:1977
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3786
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable5.5more
Orange TipIncreasing1.5more
RingletIncreasing17more
Silver-washed Fritillary?Colonised in 19951.2more
Brown Argus?0.35more
Holly BlueStable4.2more
Small Heath?0.040more
Clouded Yellow?0.050more
BrimstoneStable2.8more
Small CopperStable0.52more
Meadow BrownIncreasing93more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing21more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing9.8more
PeacockStable32more
Large SkipperIncreasing10more
Speckled WoodStable190more
Wall Brown?0.090more
Large WhiteStable8.0more
Green-veined WhiteStable25more
Small WhiteStable5.6more
CommaStable6.8more
Common BlueStable5.1more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.24more
Purple Hairstreak?0.14more
Small SkipperStable3.9more
Red AdmiralStable3.0more
Painted Lady?0.97more

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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