Bentley Station Meadow

Map of  Bentley Station Meadow

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU794428
Year established:1993
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):950
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Seasonally wet and wet marshy grasslands
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellDecreasing8.6more
Orange TipStable24more
Purple Emperor?0.26more
RingletIncreasing170more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.73more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable29more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.050more
Brown Argus?0.30more
Green Hairstreak?0.59more
Holly BlueStable2.7more
Small Heath?0.060more
Clouded Yellow?0.26more
Dingy Skipper?0.18more
BrimstoneStable9.4more
White AdmiralStable0.77more
Small CopperStable9.5more
Meadow BrownStable270more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing110more
Marbled WhiteStable6.8more
PeacockDecreasing43more
Large SkipperStable27more
Speckled WoodStable30more
Large WhiteStable42more
Green-veined WhiteStable19more
Small WhiteStable40more
CommaStable27more
Common BlueStable18more
Grizzled Skipper?0.12more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.060more
Purple HairstreakDecreasing3.8more
Small SkipperStable48more
Red AdmiralStable7.8more
Painted LadyStable3.8more

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
2002, 2003, 2005, 2006

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