Martin Down South

Map of  Martin Down South

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU057184
Year established:1979
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2855
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 TortoiseshellStable29more
Orange TipStable*2.5more
RingletStable37more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing66more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.030more
Brown ArgusStable12more
Green HairstreakStable2.3more
Holly BlueStable0.65more
Small HeathStable400more
Clouded YellowIncreasing1.2more
Small BlueStable8.7more
Dingy SkipperStable20more
Grayling?0.12more
Marsh Fritillary?0.25more
BrimstoneIncreasing68more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasingExtinct in 20000.97more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasingColonised in 19861.3more
Small CopperStable7.4more
Adonis BlueIncreasing24more
Chalk-hill BlueStable50more
Meadow BrownStable1300more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable93more
Marbled WhiteStable160more
PeacockIncreasing11more
Large SkipperIncreasing8.8more
Speckled WoodStable3.6more
Wall BrownStable0.24more
Large WhiteIncreasing13more
Green-veined WhiteDecreasing3.9more
Small WhiteStable45more
CommaStable0.44more
Common BlueStable150more
Grizzled SkipperStable26more
Small SkipperStable110more
Red AdmiralIncreasing1.9more
Painted LadyStable1.5more

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, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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