Compton Hill

Map of  Compton Hill

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


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST395560
Year established:1992
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2220
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?36more
Orange Tip?1.0more
Ringlet?70more
Dark Green Fritillary?15more
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary?12more
Brown Argus?31more
Green Hairstreak?4.5more
Holly Blue?0.41more
Small Heath?160more
Dingy Skipper?3.6more
Grayling?3.0more
Brimstone?5.0more
Small Copper?1.5more
Meadow Brown?140more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?110more
Marbled White?79more
Peacock?6.0more
Large Skipper?39more
Speckled Wood?61more
Wall Brown?12more
Large White?35more
Green-veined White?1.0more
Small White?2.0more
Comma?0.41more
Common Blue?60more
Grizzled Skipper?3.2more
Small Skipper?22more
Red Admiral?13more
Painted Lady?2.7more

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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