South Stack Cliffs

Map of  South Stack Cliffs

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


County:Anglesey (Wales)
Gridref:SH2181
Year established:1979
Number of sections:13
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3256
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Missing
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?0.57more
Dark Green Fritillary?4.2more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?9.7more
Small Heath?28more
Clouded Yellow?0.41more
Grayling?450more
Small Copper?41more
Meadow Brown?190more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?39more
Peacock?1.8more
Large Skipper?8.5more
Wall Brown?120more
Large White?31more
Green-veined White?14more
Small White?58more
Silver-studded Blue?34more
Common Blue?180more
Red Admiral?2.1more
Painted Lady?3.5more

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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