Southfield Hog Cliff

Map of  Southfield Hog Cliff

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


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SY628969
Year established:2003
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2700
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 
Ringlet?20more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.41more
Brown Argus?12more
Green Hairstreak?5.6more
Holly Blue?1.4more
Small Heath?45more
Clouded Yellow?11more
Small Blue?5.9more
Dingy Skipper?21more
Marsh Fritillary?290more
Brimstone?4.0more
Small Copper?8.6more
Adonis Blue?7.4more
Chalk-hill Blue?74more
Meadow Brown?2200more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?100more
Marbled White?260more
Peacock?37more
Large Skipper?4.6more
Speckled Wood?2.5more
Large White?38more
Green-veined White?16more
Small White?68more
Comma?1.8more
Common Blue?45more
Grizzled Skipper?29more
Small Skipper?43more
Red Admiral?15more
Painted Lady?25more
Small/Essex Skipper?20more

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.

Links to counts
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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