Box Hill, Viewpoint

Map of  Box Hill, Viewpoint

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ180510
Year established:1994
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1720
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 TortoiseshellDecreasing8.4more
Orange Tip?0.61more
RingletStable40more
Dark Green FritillaryStable4.1more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.31more
Brown ArgusStable12more
Green HairstreakStable1.4more
Holly BlueStable0.88more
Small HeathStable150more
Clouded Yellow?0.28more
Small Blue?0.080more
Dingy SkipperStable8.9more
BrimstoneStable28more
Silver-spotted SkipperStable17more
Small CopperStable3.1more
Adonis BlueStable8.7more
Chalk-hill BlueStable120more
Meadow BrownStable570more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing300more
Marbled WhiteStable220more
PeacockStable*9.4more
Large SkipperStable50more
Speckled WoodStable12more
Large WhiteStable12more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasingColonised in 19981.6more
Small WhiteStable14more
CommaStable2.5more
Common BlueStable260more
Grizzled SkipperStable6.3more
Brown Hairstreak?1.0more
Red AdmiralStable*5.0more
Painted LadyStable1.7more

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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