Hambledon Hill (NT)

Map of  Hambledon Hill (NT)

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:ST845123
Year established:1986
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):Unknown
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable75more
Orange Tip?0.92more
RingletIncreasing27more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.79more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.10more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.17more
Brown ArgusDecreasing*4.1more
Green HairstreakStable7.9more
Holly Blue?2.5more
Small HeathStable580more
Clouded Yellow?0.75more
Dingy SkipperStable38more
Marsh Fritillary?0.22more
BrimstoneIncreasing10more
Small CopperStable32more
Adonis BlueStable200more
Chalk-hill BlueStable14more
Meadow BrownIncreasing1600more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing420more
Marbled WhiteStable48more
PeacockStable28more
Large SkipperStable6.2more
Speckled WoodStable60more
Wall Brown?4.6more
Large WhiteStable24more
Green-veined WhiteStable12more
Small WhiteStable40more
CommaStable2.7more
Common BlueStable*160more
Grizzled SkipperStable21more
Small SkipperStable3.3more
Red AdmiralStable11more
Painted LadyStable9.7more

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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