Portsdown Hill West

Map of  Portsdown Hill West

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU621067
Year established:1993
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2200
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 Tortoiseshell?47more
Orange TipStable19more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.17more
Green HairstreakStable5.0more
Holly BlueStable17more
Small Heath?Extinct in 19972.4more
Clouded Yellow?0.41more
Small BlueStable5.4more
Dingy Skipper?2.2more
Brimstone?86more
Small Copper?0.79more
Chalk-hill BlueStable19more
Meadow BrownStable560more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing360more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing210more
Peacock?45more
Large SkipperStable14more
Speckled WoodStable11more
Wall BrownStable4.4more
Large WhiteStable45more
Green-veined WhiteStable4.0more
Small WhiteStable250more
Comma?3.7more
Common BlueStable140more
Small SkipperStable31more
Red Admiral?6.0more
Painted Lady?2.1more

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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