Murlough

Map of  Murlough

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


County:County Down (Northern Ireland)
Gridref:J4135
Year established:1979
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4794
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Coastal dune grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?0.10more
RingletDecreasing75more
Dark Green FritillaryStable26more
Small HeathStable200more
Clouded Yellow?0.78more
GraylingStable34more
Marsh FritillaryIncreasing18more
Wood WhiteIncreasing19more
Small CopperStable*7.5more
Meadow BrownIncreasing390more
PeacockStable1.1more
Speckled WoodStable72more
Wall BrownDecreasing2.4more
Large WhiteStable5.0more
Green-veined WhiteStable26more
Small WhiteDecreasing2.8more
Common BlueDecreasing*110more
Red AdmiralStable8.7more
Painted LadyStable2.8more

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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