Headley Heath

Map of  Headley Heath

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ195533
Year established:1990
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1498
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 TortoiseshellStable6.8more
Orange TipStable2.6more
RingletStable61more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.40more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing1.1more
Brown ArgusStable110more
Green HairstreakStable6.2more
Holly BlueStable1.2more
Small HeathStable89more
Clouded Yellow?0.24more
Dingy SkipperStable2.9more
BrimstoneStable28more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasing25more
White Admiral?0.19more
Small CopperStable32more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.12more
Meadow BrownStable500more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable170more
Marbled WhiteStable8.2more
PeacockStable18more
Large SkipperDecreasing18more
Speckled WoodStable6.4more
Large WhiteStable8.7more
Green-veined WhiteStable1.6more
Small WhiteStable12more
CommaIncreasing3.6more
Common BlueIncreasing56more
Grizzled SkipperStable14more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.11more
Brown Hairstreak?2.0more
Red AdmiralStable0.77more
Painted LadyStable1.2more

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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