Devil's Dyke (Valley)

Map of  Devil's Dyke (Valley)

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


County:West Sussex (England)
Gridref:TQ265110
Year established:1997
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2200
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?14more
Orange Tip?5.7more
Ringlet?37more
Dark Green Fritillary?2.4more
Brown Argus?22more
Green Hairstreak?3.7more
Holly Blue?1.7more
Small Heath?170more
Small Blue?3.2more
Dingy Skipper?24more
Brimstone?4.6more
Small Copper?16more
Adonis Blue?70more
Chalk-hill Blue?22more
Meadow Brown?810more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?54more
Marbled White?97more
Peacock?9.0more
Large Skipper?43more
Speckled Wood?12more
Wall Brown?4.1more
Large White?4.0more
Green-veined White?2.9more
Small White?8.7more
Silver-studded Blue?2.0more
Comma?4.3more
Common Blue?89more
Grizzled Skipper?2.9more
Small Skipper?100more
Red Admiral?3.2more
Painted Lady?1.0more

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.

Links to counts
2001, 2003

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