Hocombe Mead

Map of  Hocombe Mead

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU430227
Year established:1991
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2400
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Seasonally wet and wet marshy grasslands
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable17more
Orange TipStable9.2more
RingletStable85more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.090more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.30more
Brown Argus?0.54more
Holly Blue?2.8more
Small Heath?0.36more
Clouded Yellow?0.090more
Brimstone?33more
White Admiral?0.37more
Small Copper?2.0more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.19more
Meadow BrownStable79more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable*56more
Marbled WhiteStable4.6more
Peacock?14more
Large SkipperDecreasing17more
Speckled WoodDecreasing34more
Large WhiteStable12more
Green-veined WhiteStable46more
Small WhiteStable33more
Comma?8.2more
Common BlueStable13more
Purple Hairstreak?0.36more
Small SkipperStable33more
Red AdmiralStable5.4more
Painted Lady?1.1more

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, 2004, 2005, 2006

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