Box Hill, Zig Zag

Map of  Box Hill, Zig Zag

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ177520
Year established:1994
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1985
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 TortoiseshellStable3.8more
Orange TipStable3.2more
RingletStable190more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing8.5more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable18more
Brown ArgusIncreasing9.0more
Green HairstreakStable1.5more
Holly BlueStable1.8more
Small HeathStable110more
Clouded Yellow?0.15more
Small BlueStable1.0more
Dingy SkipperStable8.0more
BrimstoneStable67more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasing35more
Small CopperStable3.2more
Chalk-hill BlueStable1.7more
Meadow BrownStable570more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable130more
Marbled WhiteStable140more
PeacockStable21more
Large SkipperStable45more
Speckled WoodStable24more
Wall Brown?0.090more
Large WhiteStable10more
Green-veined WhiteStable1.3more
Small WhiteStable14more
CommaStable5.4more
Common BlueStable150more
Grizzled SkipperStable3.2more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.11more
Purple Hairstreak?0.17more
Red AdmiralStable8.7more
Painted LadyStable1.1more

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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