Broughton Down

Map of  Broughton Down

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU294327
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 Tortoiseshell?6.3more
Orange Tip?6.6more
RingletStable12more
Dark Green FritillaryStable10more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.58more
Brown ArgusStable48more
Green HairstreakStable1.3more
Holly Blue?1.9more
Small HeathStable170more
Clouded Yellow?4.7more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing12more
BrimstoneStable46more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.73more
Silver-spotted SkipperDecreasing*34more
Small CopperStable4.1more
Chalk-hill BlueStable86more
Meadow BrownStable560more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing21more
Marbled WhiteStable26more
Peacock?10more
Large SkipperStable7.9more
Speckled Wood?14more
Large White?250more
Green-veined White?7.2more
Small White?53more
Comma?0.59more
Common BlueStable150more
Grizzled SkipperStable9.2more
Small SkipperStable7.4more
Red Admiral?5.8more
Painted Lady?4.3more

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
2000

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