Levin Down

Map of  Levin Down

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


County:West Sussex (England)
Gridref:SU885137
Year established:1990
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4025
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?49more
Orange TipStable12more
RingletStable95more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.090more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.10more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable1.0more
Brown ArgusStable70more
Green HairstreakDecreasing12more
Holly BlueDecreasing51more
Small HeathDecreasing260more
Clouded YellowStable6.4more
Small BlueDecreasing4.9more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing22more
Grayling?0.060more
BrimstoneStable230more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing8.6more
White Admiral?1.0more
Small CopperStable9.5more
Adonis Blue?0.41more
Chalk-hill BlueDecreasing12more
Meadow BrownStable1600more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing450more
Marbled WhiteStable29more
PeacockStable27more
Large SkipperStable21more
Speckled WoodStable110more
Wall BrownDecreasing2.2more
Large WhiteStable120more
Green-veined WhiteStable16more
Small WhiteDecreasing400more
CommaStable23more
Common BlueStable360more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing38more
Brown HairstreakStable4.3more
Purple Hairstreak?0.18more
Small SkipperDecreasing36more
Red AdmiralStable25more
Painted LadyStable10more

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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