Beacon Hill

Map of  Beacon Hill

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU603227
Year established:1985
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1400
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 TortoiseshellStable54more
Orange TipStable15more
Purple Emperor?0.030more
RingletStable180more
Dark Green FritillaryStable2.1more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable0.28more
Brown ArgusIncreasing46more
Green HairstreakStable14more
Holly BlueStable2.8more
Small HeathDecreasing150more
Clouded YellowIncreasingColonised in 19962.2more
Small Blue?0.18more
Dingy SkipperStable30more
BrimstoneIncreasing160more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryStable7.0more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasing88more
White Admiral?1.6more
Small CopperStable10more
Adonis Blue?12more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing280more
Meadow BrownStable2300more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing200more
Marbled WhiteStable140more
PeacockStable44more
Large SkipperStable27more
Speckled WoodDecreasing*32more
Wall BrownDecreasingExtinct in 19962.3more
Large WhiteStable54more
Green-veined WhiteStable22more
Small WhiteStable260more
CommaStable7.0more
Common BlueStable230more
Grizzled SkipperStable2.5more
Purple Hairstreak?0.19more
Small SkipperDecreasing190more
Red AdmiralIncreasing20more
Painted LadyStable5.6more

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.

Links to counts
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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