Catherington Down

Map of  Catherington Down

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU692144
Year established:1995
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
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?14more
Orange TipStable17more
RingletIncreasing58more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.26more
Brown Argus?0.57more
Holly BlueStable6.0more
Small HeathIncreasing*1.7more
Clouded YellowStable2.0more
Small Blue?0.070more
Brimstone?60more
Small CopperStable5.3more
Meadow BrownIncreasing740more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing160more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing120more
Peacock?18more
Large SkipperStable3.4more
Speckled WoodStable32more
Large WhiteIncreasing54more
Green-veined WhiteStable9.5more
Small WhiteStable94more
Comma?36more
Common BlueStable170more
Grizzled Skipper?0.070more
Small SkipperIncreasing*23more
Red AdmiralStable9.1more
Painted LadyStable3.5more

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
2004, 2005, 2006

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