Mountain Ringlet Survey
Habitat Assessment & Transect Count
PLEASE FILL IN UNSHADED AREAS OF THE FORM
Please send completed form to: Butterfly Conservation (Scotland), Balallan House, Allan Park, Stirling. FK8 2QG
Recorder Name
& Address:
County:
Mountain Name:
Date:
OS Map No:
(1:50 000)
(Day:Month:Year)
OS 1 KM Square
Aspect:
Eg NN7824
For start/lowest part of transect, please provide 8 figure grid reference if using GPS or 6 figure without:
OS Grid Reference at
Altitude at start of
start of transect
transect (m)
Weather (please estimate)
Sunshine (mean %):
Wind Speed 0 calm -> 5 very strong
Data recorded along 200m long transect
Mean temp (° C):
Wind Direction:
Sheep Grazing:
Yes / No (Circle)
Number of Mountain Ringlet:
Please tick one of the following three habitats:
Mat-Grass/Heath Bedstraw mosaic
Herb-rich Grassland (ie many flowers)
Sedge-dominated flushes (wet grassy areas)
Please tick one of the abundance categories
Mat-grass:
Heath Bedstraw:
Wild Thyme:
Meadow Buttercup:
Heath-Spotted Orchid:
Tormentil:
Yellow Mountain Saxifridge:
Alpine Lady’s Mantle:
Carnation Sedge:
Plant Abundance Categories
Absent
Present
Abundant
Absent
Present
Abundant
Absent
Present
Abundant
Absent
Present
Abundant
Absent
Present
Abundant
Absent
Present
Abundant
Absent
Present
Abundant
Absent
Present
Abundant
Absent
Present
Abundant
Record observations of Mountain Ringlet nectaring anywhere on mountain
Tick a box each time you see a Mountain Ringlet probing with proboscis on specific flower spp
Nectaring Plants
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Heath Bedstraw:
Wild Thyme:
Meadow Buttercup:
Heath-Spotted Orchid:
Tormentil:
Yellow Mountain Saxifridge:
Alpine Lady’s Mantle: