Sherburn Hill

Map of  Sherburn Hill

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


County:Durham (England)
Gridref:NZ331417
Year established:1990
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1304
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 
Orange Tip?4.0more
Northern Brown Argus?6.8more
Small Heath?110more
Dingy Skipper?8.9more
Small Copper?1.2more
Meadow Brown?94more
Peacock?5.5more
Large Skipper?6.0more
Wall Brown?22more
Large White?9.1more
Green-veined White?27more
Small White?46more
Common Blue?52more

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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