Transect Monitoring for Butterflies

This is a method for assessing butterfly abundance and involves walking a fixed route, called the transect, through an area at least once a week from 1st April until the end of September and within specific weather conditions. Sites where transects are carried out in Wiltshire are listed below. If you want to become involved, please contact either Geoff Hobson, whose contact details are given on the committee page.

For abundance trends on monitored Sites in 2006 - 2007 click here

Click on the Transect Name or Grid Reference for more information from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Website

 

UKBMS Code	Transect Name	Status	Transect Walker / Co-ordinator	Grid Reference
2436	Barbury Castle	2004 - 2007	Helen Senior	SU 149 763
2401	Bentley Wood - Barnridge	1989 - 2007	David Lambert	SU 242 295
2430	Bentley Wood - Compartment Four	1998 - 2007	David Lambert	SU 253 318
2402	Bentley Wood - Eastern Clearing	1989 - 2007	David Lambert	SU 258 291
2431	Bentley Wood - Hawksgrove	1998 - 2007	David Lambert	SU 240 280
2403	Bentley Wood - North	1986 - 2007	David Lambert	SU 250 300
2404	Bentley Wood - South	1987 - 2007	David Lambert	SU 251 283
2405	Biss Wood	1987 - 2007	Audrey Brown	ST 877 567
2406	Blackmoor Copse	1983 - 2007	Co-ordinator required	SU 235 291
TBA	Blakehill Cricklade	2005 - 2007	Robin Griffiths	SU 073 923
2407	Boscombe Down (A)	1989 - 2007	Tony Horner	SU 177 412
2408	Boscombe Down (O)	1995 - 2007	Jon Millo	SU 185 408
2409	Bratton Castle Earthworks	1980 - 2007	Mike Fuller	ST 904 516
2437	Danks Down	2005 - 2007	Tim Hoare	ST 839 766
2410	Dean Hill (West)	1996 - 2005	Diana Cotter	SU 225 257
TBA	Figsbury Ring	2006 - 2007	Jolyon Medlock	SU 188 338
2411	Green Lane Wood	1991 - 2007	Roger Beckett	ST 881 577
2413	Kennet and Avon canal towpath, Bradford-on-Avon	1981 - 2007	Mike Fuller	ST 828 597
2415	Middle Street Meadow, Salisbury	1994 - 2007	Pam Rouquette	SU 13  29
2417	Park Bottom	1997 - 2007	Geoff Hobson	ST 953 374
83	Pewsey Down	1979 - 2007	Ray Jenkins	SU 11 63
102	Picket Wood	1978 - 2007	Mike Fuller	ST 87 54
991	Porton Down No. 1 (Roche Court Down)	1994 - 2007	Stuart Corbett	SU 24 35
2418	Porton Down No. 2 (Tower Hill Wood)	1995 - 2007	Stuart Corbett	SU 240 387
TBA	Prickmoor Wood, Chittoe	1998 - 2007	Bruce Maxfield	ST 951 661
TBA	Red Lodge Wood	2007	Tricia Portch	SU 05 88
TBA	RSPB, Normanton Down	2005 - 2007	Tracé Williams	SU 113 412
TBA	RSPB, Winterbourne Downs	2007	Tracé Williams	SU 212 338
2421	Roundway Hill Covert	1981 - 1995	Volunteer required	SU 003 640
136	Somerford Common	1984 - 2007	Terry & Gaynor Dabner	SU 02 86
2423	Somerford Common extended	1989 - 2007	Terry & Gaynor Dabner	SU 02 86
TBA	The Batters, Corsham	2007	Bruce Maxfield	ST876 698
TBA	Tuckingmill, Tisbury	2005 - 2007	David Rear	ST 938 293
2424	Upton Cow Down, Upton Scudamore	1983 - 2000 2007	Geoff Hobson	ST 871 484
TBA	Vagg's Hill, Wingfield	1983 - 2005	Volunteer required	ST 807 560
2434	Wadswick Common	2004 - 2005	Tim Hoare	ST 837 677
TBA	Webb's Wood	1996 - 2005	Wayne Clinch	SU 045 857
2427	West Yatton Down	1996 - 2007	Maurice Avent	ST 853 759
2428	Whitesheet Hill Quarry	1999 - 2007	Derek Remington	ST 799 351