The Mountain (Meon Valley 3)


County:Hampshire (England)
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Year established:1982
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1500
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable62more
Orange TipIncreasing4.6more
RingletIncreasing170more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing69more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.060more
Brown ArgusStable1.6more
Green HairstreakStable2.2more
Holly BlueStable2.0more
Small HeathStable310more
Clouded Yellow?0.36more
Small BlueStable110more
Dingy SkipperStable38more
BrimstoneIncreasing36more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryIncreasing44more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasingColonised in 19981.1more
Small CopperStable2.1more
Chalk-hill BlueStable1.9more
Meadow BrownStable810more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing*330more
Marbled WhiteStable420more
PeacockStable35more
Large SkipperStable32more
Speckled WoodIncreasing14more
Wall Brown?0.44more
Large WhiteStable83more
Green-veined WhiteDecreasing8.4more
Small WhiteStable210more
CommaStable7.3more
Common BlueStable230more
Grizzled SkipperIncreasing2.6more
Small SkipperStable180more
Red AdmiralStable7.8more
Painted LadyStable5.0more

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
1991
2006

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