West Down (Chilbolton)

Map of  West Down (Chilbolton)

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU385389
Year established:1988
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2300
Width (m):6
Broad habitat:Bare ground/weed communities of post industrial sites e.g. quarries/pits/road/rail/landfill sites
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable36more
Orange TipDecreasing8.8more
RingletStable62more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.33more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing0.89more
Brown ArgusStable50more
Green HairstreakStable5.4more
Holly BlueStable2.1more
Small HeathDecreasingExtinct in 19977.9more
Clouded Yellow?0.48more
Dingy Skipper?Extinct in 19940.85more
Marsh FritillaryStable*0.92more
BrimstoneStable120more
White Admiral?0.24more
Small CopperStable14more
Adonis Blue?0.19more
Chalk-hill BlueDecreasing62more
Meadow BrownStable610more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable210more
Marbled WhiteStable100more
PeacockStable74more
Large SkipperDecreasing9.2more
Speckled WoodStable33more
Large WhiteStable10more
Green-veined WhiteStable19more
Small WhiteStable84more
CommaStable15more
Common BlueDecreasing58more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing7.3more
Purple Hairstreak?0.050more
Small SkipperDecreasing19more
Red AdmiralIncreasing26more
Painted LadyStable5.7more

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, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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