Fulking Down

Map of  Fulking Down

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


County:West Sussex (England)
Gridref:TQ240112
Year established:1998
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4000
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?61more
Orange Tip?6.0more
Ringlet?24more
Dark Green Fritillary?2.0more
Holly Blue?3.0more
Small Heath?150more
Dingy Skipper?4.0more
Brimstone?6.0more
Small Copper?10more
Adonis Blue?23more
Chalk-hill Blue?5.0more
Meadow Brown?530more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?340more
Marbled White?34more
Peacock?9.0more
Speckled Wood?36more
Wall Brown?8.0more
Large White?51more
Green-veined White?18more
Small White?38more
Comma?4.0more
Common Blue?56more
Red Admiral?7.0more
Painted Lady?11more

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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