Coulsdon Common

Map of  Coulsdon Common

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


County:Outer London (England)
Gridref:TQ320570
Year established:1990
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2592
Width (m):5
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 
Small TortoiseshellStable9.6more
Orange TipStable15more
Purple Emperor?0.41more
RingletIncreasing45more
Brown ArgusIncreasing0.39more
Holly BlueStable3.0more
Small Heath?0.23more
Clouded Yellow?1.0more
BrimstoneStable21more
Small CopperStable3.4more
Meadow BrownIncreasing330more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing*39more
Marbled White?1.0more
PeacockStable40more
Large SkipperStable9.7more
Speckled WoodIncreasing120more
Large WhiteStable22more
Green-veined WhiteStable27more
Small WhiteIncreasing13more
CommaStable11more
Common BlueStable17more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.18more
Purple HairstreakStableColonised in 19960.42more
Red AdmiralStable4.0more
Painted Lady?0.51more

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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