Common Hill

Map of  Common Hill

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


County:Hereford and Worcester (England)
Gridref:SO590347
Year established:1992
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3550
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 Tortoiseshell?55more
Orange Tip?15more
RingletDecreasing150more
Silver-washed Fritillary?7.4more
Green Hairstreak?0.97more
Holly Blue?8.4more
Clouded Yellow?0.64more
Brimstone?1.0more
Wood White?3.6more
White Admiral?0.74more
Small Copper?2.6more
Meadow Brown?390more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?380more
Marbled White?290more
Peacock?51more
Large SkipperDecreasing22more
Speckled WoodDecreasing110more
Wall Brown?0.58more
Large White?61more
Green-veined White?120more
Small WhiteDecreasing76more
Comma?8.8more
Common Blue?120more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.25more
Purple Hairstreak?0.58more
Small SkipperDecreasing30more
Red Admiral?15more
Painted Lady?7.8more

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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