Old Burghclere Lime Quarry

Map of  Old Burghclere Lime Quarry

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU473574
Year established:1997
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1100
Width (m):Unknown
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 TortoiseshellStable6.6more
Orange TipIncreasing3.0more
RingletStable63more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.090more
Brown Argus?0.090more
Green Hairstreak?0.71more
Holly Blue?0.82more
Small Heath?5.4more
Clouded Yellow?0.32more
Small BlueStable4.1more
Dingy SkipperStable5.5more
BrimstoneIncreasing42more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.41more
Meadow BrownStable140more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable91more
Marbled WhiteStable31more
PeacockStable13more
Large SkipperDecreasing2.5more
Speckled WoodStable*16more
Wall Brown?0.28more
Large WhiteStable29more
Green-veined WhiteStable12more
Small WhiteStable41more
CommaIncreasing2.6more
Common BlueStable79more
Grizzled Skipper?0.62more
Small Skipper?3.1more
Red AdmiralStable4.5more
Painted Lady?1.6more

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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