Raisby Hill Grassland

Map of  Raisby Hill Grassland

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


County:Durham (England)
Gridref:NZ336355
Year established:2001
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1850
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 Tortoiseshell?9.6more
Orange Tip?4.9more
Ringlet?210more
Northern Brown Argus?6.4more
Small Heath?200more
Dingy Skipper?15more
Small Copper?0.78more
Meadow Brown?240more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?0.44more
Peacock?43more
Large Skipper?4.9more
Wall Brown?28more
Large White?78more
Green-veined White?13more
Small White?64more
Comma?8.0more
Common Blue?79more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.44more
Small Skipper?59more
Red Admiral?2.9more
Painted Lady?5.1more

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
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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