Butler's Hangings

Map of  Butler's Hangings

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


County:Buckinghamshire (England)
Gridref:SU818959
Year established:2003
Number of sections:6
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
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?16more
Orange Tip?5.7more
Ringlet?65more
Dark Green Fritillary?8.0more
Brown Argus?24more
Green Hairstreak?8.0more
Holly Blue?1.2more
Small Heath?2.9more
Clouded Yellow?1.0more
Dingy Skipper?12more
Brimstone?37more
Silver-spotted Skipper?11more
Small Copper?6.0more
Adonis Blue?1.0more
Chalk-hill Blue?290more
Meadow Brown?960more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?160more
Marbled White?270more
Peacock?38more
Large Skipper?29more
Speckled Wood?7.5more
Large White?69more
Green-veined White?2.0more
Small White?38more
Comma?9.6more
Common Blue?200more
Grizzled Skipper?2.0more
Small Skipper?43more
Red Admiral?5.2more
Painted Lady?9.6more

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.

Links to counts
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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