Burham Down

Map of  Burham Down

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


County:Kent (England)
Gridref:TQ735624
Year established:1995
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2500
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?7.6more
Orange Tip?0.50more
Ringlet?6.4more
Brown Argus?96more
Green Hairstreak?0.41more
Holly Blue?0.57more
Clouded Yellow?0.52more
Dingy Skipper?6.9more
Brimstone?16more
Silver-spotted Skipper?11more
Chalk-hill Blue?220more
Meadow Brown?500more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?230more
Marbled White?0.68more
Peacock?11more
Large Skipper?6.8more
Speckled Wood?6.0more
Wall Brown?1.4more
Large White?39more
Green-veined White?7.1more
Small White?17more
Comma?0.89more
Common Blue?64more
Grizzled Skipper?2.8more
Red Admiral?2.1more
Painted Lady?0.70more

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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