Cissbury Ring

Map of  Cissbury Ring

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


County:West Sussex (England)
Gridref:TQ140080
Year established:1995
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4193
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 TortoiseshellDecreasing44more
Orange Tip?2.0more
RingletStable37more
Dark Green FritillaryStable49more
Brown Argus?16more
Green Hairstreak?4.7more
Holly Blue?7.1more
Small HeathStable350more
Clouded Yellow?2.2more
Small Blue?4.1more
Dingy Skipper?3.8more
BrimstoneStable78more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.35more
Small CopperStable95more
Adonis Blue?20more
Chalk-hill BlueStable210more
Meadow BrownStable1100more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable340more
Marbled WhiteStable150more
PeacockStable23more
Large SkipperDecreasing24more
Speckled WoodStable24more
Wall BrownStable18more
Large WhiteStable46more
Green-veined White?0.10more
Small WhiteStable74more
Comma?2.0more
Common BlueStable450more
Grizzled SkipperStable24more
Small Skipper?12more
Red AdmiralStable23more
Painted LadyStable6.0more

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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