Portsdown Hill East

Map of  Portsdown Hill East

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU675063
Year established:1995
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1900
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 TortoiseshellDecreasing16more
Orange TipStable*2.9more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.15more
Green Hairstreak?1.6more
Holly BlueStable67more
Small Heath?Extinct in 19990.71more
Clouded Yellow?1.2more
Small BlueStable7.2more
Dingy SkipperStable2.5more
BrimstoneStable29more
Small CopperStable2.7more
Meadow BrownStable570more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable150more
Marbled WhiteStable230more
PeacockStable22more
Large SkipperStable65more
Speckled WoodIncreasing55more
Wall Brown?0.30more
Large WhiteStable29more
Green-veined WhiteStable10more
Small WhiteStable180more
CommaStable8.4more
Common BlueStable260more
Small SkipperDecreasing140more
Red AdmiralStable44more
Painted LadyStable5.3more

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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