Downslink - Copsale to West Grinstead

Map of  Downslink - Copsale to West Grinstead

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


County:West Sussex (England)
Gridref:TQ178237
Year established:2004
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1800
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Bare ground/woodland herb/grass mosaics of woodland rides, hedgebanks and green lanes
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?19more
Silver-washed Fritillary?2.0more
Brimstone?67more
Small Copper?12more
Meadow Brown?200more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?87more
Peacock?10more
Large Skipper?9.0more
Brown Hairstreak?1.0more
Purple Hairstreak?8.0more

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
2004, 2005, 2006

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