Drayton Down

Map of  Drayton Down

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU672225
Year established:1998
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?52more
Orange TipStable5.6more
RingletStable280more
Dark Green FritillaryStable4.2more
Brown Argus?13more
Green HairstreakStable4.0more
Holly Blue?2.6more
Small Heath?8.2more
Clouded Yellow?2.2more
Small BlueDecreasing30more
Dingy SkipperIncreasing43more
Brimstone?33more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.41more
Silver-spotted Skipper?0.25more
Small Copper?7.9more
Chalk-hill Blue?250more
Meadow Brown?1900more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?630more
Marbled WhiteStable580more
PeacockStable29more
Large SkipperStable10more
Speckled Wood?6.0more
Wall Brown?0.15more
Large White?46more
Green-veined White?27more
Small White?130more
Comma?10more
Common Blue?410more
Grizzled Skipper?1.6more
Small SkipperStable140more
Red Admiral?13more
Painted Lady?7.1more

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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