Costells Wood

Map of  Costells Wood

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


County:West Sussex (England)
Gridref:TQ366237
Year established:2000
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2095
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?1.9more
Orange Tip?7.6more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.86more
Green Hairstreak?0.26more
Holly Blue?2.4more
Brimstone?19more
White Admiral?3.0more
Small Copper?0.32more
Meadow Brown?83more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?35more
Peacock?16more
Large Skipper?2.0more
Speckled Wood?32more
Large White?21more
Green-veined White?17more
Small White?15more
Comma?11more
Small Skipper?1.0more
Red Admiral?9.0more
Painted Lady?1.6more

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
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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