White Sheet Hill Quarry (NT)

Map of  White Sheet Hill Quarry (NT)

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST799351
Year established:1999
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1100
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 TortoiseshellStable19more
Orange Tip?2.9more
RingletStable92more
Brown Argus?7.7more
Green Hairstreak?1.3more
Holly Blue?1.1more
Small HeathStable120more
Clouded Yellow?3.0more
Dingy Skipper?6.2more
Marsh Fritillary?2.8more
Brimstone?6.7more
Small Copper?3.8more
Adonis Blue?30more
Chalk-hill Blue?4.9more
Meadow BrownDecreasing430more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable51more
Marbled WhiteStable120more
Peacock?5.8more
Large SkipperIncreasing6.3more
Speckled WoodStable5.2more
Wall Brown?0.89more
Large WhiteStable59more
Green-veined White?21more
Small WhiteStable89more
Comma?2.0more
Common BlueStable31more
Grizzled Skipper?3.2more
Small SkipperStable5.8more
Red AdmiralIncreasing9.9more
Painted Lady?2.6more

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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