Harting Down

Map of  Harting Down

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


County:West Sussex (England)
Gridref:SU798178
Year established:1989
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4200
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 TortoiseshellStable4.6more
Ringlet?61more
Dark Green Fritillary?2.1more
Brown Argus?0.41more
Small HeathStable180more
Clouded Yellow?1.1more
BrimstoneStable27more
Small Copper?0.44more
Meadow Brown?680more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?29more
Marbled White?140more
Peacock?5.3more
Large Skipper?0.97more
Speckled WoodStable2.7more
Large White?29more
Green-veined White?0.16more
Small White?14more
Silver-studded Blue?1.0more
Comma?0.60more
Common Blue?61more
Small Skipper?20more
Red AdmiralStable4.2more
Painted Lady?0.62more

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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