Beacon Hill, Sussex

Map of  Beacon Hill, Sussex

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


County:East Sussex (England)
Gridref:TQ364028
Year established:2001
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1435
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?20more
Brown Argus?1.4more
Holly Blue?1.9more
Small Heath?1.6more
Clouded Yellow?0.86more
Small Copper?1.1more
Adonis Blue?1.0more
Chalk-hill Blue?2.6more
Meadow Brown?540more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?130more
Marbled White?85more
Peacock?4.6more
Speckled Wood?29more
Wall Brown?7.0more
Large White?8.7more
Green-veined White?3.7more
Small White?150more
Comma?0.57more
Common Blue?110more
Small Skipper?54more
Red Admiral?7.4more
Painted Lady?15more

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
2006

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