Hog Cliff

Map of  Hog Cliff

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY631967
Year established:1995
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 Tortoiseshell?140more
Brown Argus?120more
Small Heath?120more
Dingy Skipper?15more
Marsh Fritillary?130more
Small Copper?9.0more
Adonis Blue?79more
Chalk-hill Blue?61more
Meadow Brown?1000more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?9.0more
Marbled White?9.0more
Peacock?7.0more
Speckled Wood?2.0more
Large White?47more
Green-veined White?22more
Small White?220more
Common Blue?370more
Grizzled Skipper?20more
Small Skipper?15more
Red Admiral?3.0more
Painted Lady?8.0more

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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