Magdalen Hill Down

Map of  Magdalen Hill Down

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU505292
Year established:1990
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1950
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellDecreasing65more
Orange TipStable10more
RingletStable32more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.20more
Brown ArgusStable300more
Green HairstreakStable38more
Holly BlueStable11more
Small HeathStable150more
Clouded YellowStable3.2more
Small BlueStable0.69more
Dingy SkipperStable0.50more
Marsh Fritillary?2.0more
BrimstoneIncreasing120more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.050more
Small CopperStable6.4more
Adonis Blue?0.41more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing1100more
Meadow BrownIncreasing770more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable*360more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing350more
PeacockStable35more
Large SkipperDecreasing10more
Speckled WoodStable4.9more
Wall Brown?0.050more
Large WhiteDecreasing42more
Green-veined WhiteStable21more
Small WhiteStable140more
CommaStable7.2more
Common BlueStable260more
Grizzled SkipperIncreasing0.82more
Small SkipperDecreasing88more
Red AdmiralStable15more
Painted LadyStable6.3more

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.

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