Broughton Down 2

Map of  Broughton Down 2

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU2932
Year established:2004
Number of sections:13
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2720
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?3.0more
Orange Tip?9.0more
Ringlet?21more
Dark Green Fritillary?25more
Silver-washed Fritillary?2.0more
Brown Argus?180more
Green Hairstreak?9.9more
Holly Blue?13more
Small Heath?560more
Clouded Yellow?3.0more
Small Blue?4.0more
Dingy Skipper?32more
Brimstone?170more
Silver-spotted Skipper?250more
Small Copper?5.4more
Adonis Blue?130more
Chalk-hill Blue?310more
Meadow Brown?1700more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?140more
Marbled White?38more
Peacock?4.0more
Large Skipper?9.0more
Speckled Wood?11more
Large White?42more
Green-veined White?15more
Small White?180more
Comma?6.8more
Common Blue?350more
Grizzled Skipper?49more
Small Skipper?6.0more
Red Admiral?15more
Painted Lady?4.3more

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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