The Dongas

Map of  The Dongas

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU490276
Year established:1997
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1391
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?32more
Orange Tip?3.0more
Ringlet?46more
Brown Argus?12more
Green Hairstreak?5.0more
Holly Blue?1.0more
Small Heath?160more
Small Blue?2.2more
Brimstone?10more
Small Copper?0.41more
Chalk-hill Blue?450more
Meadow Brown?430more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?220more
Marbled White?250more
Peacock?22more
Large Skipper?5.0more
Large White?9.0more
Green-veined White?16more
Small White?46more
Common Blue?120more
Grizzled Skipper?0.73more
Small Skipper?200more
Red Admiral?3.9more

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
1997
2000, 2001, 2002

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