Portsdown (compartments 1-3)

Map of  Portsdown (compartments 1-3)

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU628067
Year established:2005
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):0
Length (m):1480
Width (m):0
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small Tortoiseshell?6.0more
Orange Tip?21more
Ringlet?1.0more
Dark Green Fritillary?1.0more
Brown Argus?2.9more
Green Hairstreak?12more
Holly Blue?32more
Small Heath?0.41more
Clouded Yellow?8.9more
Small Blue?50more
Brimstone?160more
Small Copper?4.5more
Chalk-hill Blue?68more
Meadow Brown?330more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?350more
Marbled White?190more
Peacock?15more
Large Skipper?8.0more
Speckled Wood?120more
Wall Brown?2.0more
Large White?78more
Green-veined White?20more
Small White?670more
Comma?26more
Common Blue?230more
Small Skipper?17more
Red Admiral?50more
Painted Lady?8.2more

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
2006

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