Yarner Wood

Map of  Yarner Wood

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


County:Devon (England)
Gridref:SX7778
Year established:1976
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3133
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable4.9more
Orange TipIncreasing1.7more
RingletIncreasing0.68more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.070more
High Brown FritillaryDecreasingExtinct in 1990*0.64more
Pearl-bordered FritillaryIncreasingColonised in 19842.0more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing17more
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryStable0.28more
Green HairstreakStableExtinct in 19871.2more
Holly BlueStable5.2more
Small HeathDecreasing8.8more
Clouded Yellow?0.27more
Dingy Skipper?0.090more
GraylingDecreasingRecolonised in 200110more
BrimstoneIncreasing36more
White AdmiralStableRecolonised in 20010.96more
Small CopperStable3.1more
Meadow BrownStable53more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing170more
Marbled WhiteStable0.39more
PeacockStable48more
Large SkipperStable4.5more
Speckled WoodIncreasing27more
Wall BrownStable0.72more
Large WhiteDecreasing10more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing15more
Small WhiteStable3.7more
CommaIncreasing2.8more
Common BlueStable1.5more
Purple HairstreakStable0.63more
Small SkipperStableExtinct in 19920.45more
Red AdmiralIncreasing9.3more
Painted LadyStable0.66more

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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