Devil's Dyke (Ramparts)

Map of  Devil's Dyke (Ramparts)

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


County:West Sussex (England)
Gridref:TQ260114
Year established:1997
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2500
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?110more
Ringlet?33more
Dark Green Fritillary?3.6more
Brown Argus?54more
Green Hairstreak?6.1more
Holly Blue?1.4more
Small Heath?220more
Clouded Yellow?1.0more
Small Blue?18more
Dingy Skipper?4.3more
Brimstone?7.8more
Small Copper?150more
Adonis Blue?140more
Chalk-hill Blue?13more
Meadow Brown?3500more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?460more
Marbled White?240more
Peacock?21more
Large Skipper?71more
Speckled Wood?4.0more
Wall Brown?16more
Large White?200more
Green-veined White?3.5more
Small White?23more
Comma?2.0more
Common Blue?230more
Grizzled Skipper?3.2more
Purple Hairstreak?3.0more
Small Skipper?260more
Red Admiral?14more
Painted Lady?6.8more

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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