61561232-3307-470a-b8dc-a923b25e1641 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:27:24 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Lepidoptera distribution and behaviour data from chalk grassland fragment boundaries within the Stonehenge landscape, UK, in 2011 2014-09-01 publication 1408611229817 CEH:EIDC: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/61561232-3307-470a-b8dc-a923b25e1641 10.5285/61561232-3307-470a-b8dc-a923b25e1641 doi: Twiston-Davies, G., Mortimer, S.R., Mitchley, J. (2014). Lepidoptera distribution and behaviour data from chalk grassland fragment boundaries within the Stonehenge landscape, UK, in 2011. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/61561232-3307-470a-b8dc-a923b25e1641 This dataset consists of behaviour and distribution data of Lepidoptera from chalk grassland fragments at the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, UK, in 2011. The landscape consists of small fragments of ancient chalk grassland on slopes and groups of burial mounds (barrows) which have retained many of the characteristic chalk grassland plant and butterfly species. Surveys were located at four of these chalk grassland fragments. At each chalk grassland fragment, four 20 m long survey boundaries, were set up on boundaries with adjacent land cover of either arable land or new grassland re-creation sown in the years 2009 or 2010. Control surveys were also carried out in areas of continuous habitat within the chalk grassland fragment and in the adjoining land cover type. Surveys of Lepidoptera behaviour were carried out from May to July between 10am and 4pm and effort was taken to survey the same site at different times of the day in order to minimise the effect of survey time on behaviour. Standing at the chalk grassland fragment edge the flight path of individual Lepidoptera was tracked in the survey area for up to three minutes. Measures of vegetation characteristics and nectar flower availability were recorded for each plot. Vegetation characteristics were measured as vegetation height and density and the percentage cover of bare ground and dead vegetation. Nectar resources were measured in terms of the number and percentage coverage of flowering units, the total number of nectar flowering units and of relevant families (Dipsacaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae). The data were collected as part of a PhD project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and the National Trust. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/61561232-3307-470a-b8dc-a923b25e1641 Twiston-Davies, G. University of Reading imps@reading.ac.uk pointOfContact Twiston-Davies, G. University of Reading imps@reading.ac.uk resourceProvider Twiston-Davies, G. University of Reading imps@reading.ac.uk author Mortimer, S.R. University of Reading imps@reading.ac.uk author Mitchley, J. University of Reading imps@reading.ac.uk author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher University of Reading EMAIL NOT PROVIDED owner notPlanned Dataset is complete Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication butterfly lepidopteran GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation United Kingdom Wiltshire Stonehenge GeoNames 2006-01-01 creation Animal behaviour day flying moths chalk grassland fragments otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © University of Reading otherRestrictions The following statement must be used when reusing the data: 'Data collected from a project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and the National Trust' otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Twiston-Davies, G., Mortimer, S.R., Mitchley, J. (2014). Lepidoptera distribution and behaviour data from chalk grassland fragment boundaries within the Stonehenge landscape, UK, in 2011. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/61561232-3307-470a-b8dc-a923b25e1641 textTable English utf8 biota 2011-05-01 2011-09-30 -1.857 -1.78 51.168 51.197 Comma-separated values (CSV) Environmental Information Data Centre Hub info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/61561232-3307-470a-b8dc-a923b25e1641.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset. information https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/61561232-3307-470a-b8dc-a923b25e1641 Download the data Download a copy of this data download dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Data provided is as collected. Outliers and anomalies from pivot tables and exploratory analysis have been checked using results from previous research, particularly for species which are likely or not likely to occur in the area.