Denbies Hillside

Map of  Denbies Hillside

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ150501
Year established:1988
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):991
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 TortoiseshellStable9.6more
Orange TipStable4.6more
RingletDecreasing8.3more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.18more
Silver-washed FritillaryDecreasing*0.39more
Brown ArgusStable21more
Green HairstreakStable3.2more
Holly Blue?0.62more
Small HeathStable36more
Clouded YellowStable0.95more
Small Blue?0.26more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing10more
BrimstoneDecreasing14more
Silver-spotted SkipperStable1.2more
Small CopperDecreasing5.5more
Adonis BlueStable25more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing65more
Meadow BrownStable490more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable110more
Marbled WhiteStable98more
PeacockDecreasing8.4more
Large SkipperDecreasing8.4more
Speckled WoodDecreasing4.2more
Wall Brown?0.12more
Large WhiteDecreasing22more
Green-veined WhiteStable*3.9more
Small WhiteStable33more
CommaStable2.4more
Common BlueStable120more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing4.8more
Red AdmiralStable*1.1more
Painted LadyStable1.9more

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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