Coombes Valley

Map of  Coombes Valley

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


County:Staffordshire (England)
Gridref:SK0053
Year established:1979
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2168
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved acid grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable130more
High Brown FritillaryStable0.47more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.14more
Green HairstreakStable1.7more
Small HeathDecreasing77more
Clouded Yellow?0.23more
Dingy SkipperStable4.9more
BrimstoneStable1.4more
Small CopperStable44more
Meadow BrownStable270more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?0.10more
PeacockStable100more
Large SkipperIncreasing58more
Speckled Wood?0.27more
Wall BrownStable18more
Large WhiteStable38more
Green-veined WhiteStable160more
Small WhiteStable11more
CommaIncreasing5.8more
Common BlueStable20more
Grizzled SkipperStable1.3more
Purple Hairstreak?0.18more
Small SkipperIncreasing28more
Red AdmiralStable21more
Painted LadyStable*3.2more
Small/Essex SkipperIncreasing28more

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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