Park Downs

Map of  Park Downs

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ265585
Year established:1993
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3250
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 TortoiseshellStable7.0more
Orange TipStable9.5more
RingletStable360more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.8more
Brown ArgusIncreasing10more
Green Hairstreak?0.57more
Holly BlueStable3.5more
Small HeathStable53more
Clouded Yellow?2.9more
Small Blue?0.19more
Dingy SkipperStable3.4more
BrimstoneStable170more
Silver-spotted Skipper?0.59more
Small CopperStable19more
Chalk-hill BlueStable52more
Meadow BrownStable1200more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing430more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing28more
PeacockStable46more
Large SkipperStable34more
Speckled WoodStable74more
Large WhiteStable29more
Green-veined WhiteStable5.5more
Small WhiteStable46more
CommaIncreasing5.2more
Common BlueIncreasing140more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing3.1more
Purple Hairstreak?0.15more
Red Admiral?1.8more
Painted Lady?1.7more

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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