Oxenbourne Down

Map of  Oxenbourne Down

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU712186
Year established:1984
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2000
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 TortoiseshellStable45more
Orange TipStable8.5more
RingletStable120more
Dark Green FritillaryStable2.7more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.33more
Brown ArgusStable4.2more
Green HairstreakStable6.4more
Holly Blue?5.4more
Small HeathStable280more
Clouded Yellow?0.60more
Small Blue?0.82more
Dingy SkipperStable53more
BrimstoneStable140more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing15more
Silver-spotted Skipper?2.0more
Small CopperStable100more
Chalk-hill BlueStable310more
Meadow BrownStable850more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing78more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing110more
PeacockStable41more
Large SkipperStable41more
Speckled WoodStable19more
Wall Brown?0.44more
Large WhiteStable58more
Green-veined WhiteStable21more
Small WhiteIncreasing89more
CommaStable12more
Common BlueStable290more
Grizzled SkipperStable5.6more
Lulworth Skipper?22more
Small SkipperDecreasing100more
Red AdmiralStable8.5more
Painted LadyStable2.7more

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.

Links to counts
2001, 2002, 2004

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