Black Cap

Map of  Black Cap

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


County:East Sussex (England)
Gridref:TQ378125
Year established:2005
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):0
Length (m):0
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?2.0more
Ringlet?58more
Brown Argus?25more
Small Heath?97more
Silver-spotted Skipper?1.0more
White Admiral?3.6more
Chalk-hill Blue?220more
Meadow Brown?940more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?240more
Marbled White?250more
Large Skipper?6.6more
Speckled Wood?40more
Small White?72more
Grizzled Skipper?8.0more
Painted Lady?27more

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
2005, 2006

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