Ashford Hangers 1

Map of  Ashford Hangers 1

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU742268
Year established:1987
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2000
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable21more
Orange TipStable9.5more
Purple Emperor?0.10more
RingletStable200more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.040more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing4.4more
Brown ArgusStable3.4more
Green HairstreakStable3.7more
Holly BlueStable3.5more
Small Heath?0.090more
Clouded Yellow?0.38more
Dingy SkipperStable2.8more
BrimstoneStable37more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.19more
Small CopperStable2.8more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.16more
Meadow BrownStable370more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable98more
Marbled WhiteStable130more
PeacockStable58more
Large SkipperStable40more
Speckled WoodStable110more
Wall Brown?0.10more
Large WhiteStable64more
Green-veined WhiteStable27more
Small WhiteStable38more
CommaStable6.0more
Common BlueStable72more
Grizzled SkipperIncreasingColonised in 19962.0more
Small SkipperStable19more
Red AdmiralStable12more
Painted LadyStable2.6more

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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