Magdalen Hill Down extension

Map of  Magdalen Hill Down extension

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU515292
Year established:1996
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1600
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Agriculturally improved/re-seeded/ heavily fertilised grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable55more
Orange TipStable16more
RingletStable16more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.45more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.26more
Brown ArgusStable61more
Green HairstreakStable6.3more
Holly BlueDecreasing16more
Small HeathStable13more
Clouded YellowStable5.2more
Small Blue?1.9more
Dingy Skipper?0.35more
BrimstoneStable95more
Small CopperStable8.0more
Chalk-hill BlueDecreasing86more
Meadow BrownIncreasing590more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable110more
Marbled WhiteStable190more
PeacockStable33more
Large SkipperStable7.7more
Speckled WoodStable1.7more
Large WhiteStable37more
Green-veined WhiteStable40more
Small WhiteStable150more
CommaStable4.3more
Common BlueIncreasing*280more
Grizzled Skipper?0.49more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.080more
Small SkipperStable29more
Red AdmiralStable41more
Painted LadyStable13more

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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