Martin Down North

Map of  Martin Down North

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU045190
Year established:1982
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1375
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 TortoiseshellStable56more
Orange TipStable0.47more
RingletIncreasing8.8more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing95more
Brown ArgusStable29more
Green HairstreakStableExtinct in 20001.9more
Holly BlueStable0.29more
Small HeathStable330more
Clouded YellowIncreasingColonised in 20022.3more
Small BlueStable29more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing6.9more
Marsh FritillaryStable1.7more
BrimstoneStable45more
Small CopperStable4.9more
Adonis BlueStable100more
Chalk-hill BlueDecreasing*260more
Meadow BrownStable1300more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable33more
Marbled WhiteStable130more
PeacockStable6.5more
Large SkipperStable5.4more
Speckled Wood?0.19more
Wall Brown?0.060more
Large WhiteIncreasingColonised in 19906.0more
Green-veined WhiteDecreasing2.0more
Small WhiteStable50more
Comma?2.2more
Common BlueStable110more
Grizzled SkipperStable22more
Small SkipperDecreasing68more
Red AdmiralIncreasing0.98more
Painted LadyIncreasing2.7more

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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