Culver Down

Map of  Culver Down

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


County:Isle of Wight (England)
Gridref:SZ635854
Year established:1992
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1500
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?9.3more
Orange Tip?0.41more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.32more
Brown Argus?11more
Green Hairstreak?4.0more
Small Heath?1.6more
Dingy Skipper?27more
Small Copper?1.8more
Chalk-hill Blue?130more
Meadow Brown?540more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?130more
Marbled White?73more
Large Skipper?11more
Wall Brown?16more
Common Blue?170more
Small Skipper?1.5more

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.

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