Carnforth Marsh

Map of  Carnforth Marsh

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


County:Lancashire (England)
Gridref:NO4472
Year established:1978
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2384
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Missing
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?1.3more
High Brown Fritillary?0.43more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.17more
Northern Brown Argus?0.12more
Small Heath?1.2more
Clouded Yellow?1.2more
Dingy Skipper?0.12more
Grayling?1.4more
Brimstone?0.62more
Small Copper?0.82more
Meadow BrownStable46more
Peacock?6.8more
Large Skipper?0.43more
Wall Brown?8.2more
Large White?77more
Green-veined White?820more
Small White?46more
Common Blue?6.4more
Red Admiral?4.4more
Painted Lady?2.4more

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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