Lullington Heath

Map of  Lullington Heath

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


County:East Sussex (England)
Gridref:TQ5402
Year established:1979
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3886
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 
Orange TipIncreasing1.1more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing34more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.10more
Brown ArgusIncreasing7.4more
Green HairstreakIncreasing4.3more
Holly BlueStable0.71more
Small HeathStable160more
Clouded YellowStable0.92more
Dingy SkipperStable7.5more
GraylingIncreasing*4.4more
BrimstoneIncreasing59more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasing11more
White AdmiralIncreasing0.82more
Small CopperIncreasing110more
Adonis BlueStable*1.6more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing68more
Meadow BrownIncreasing1000more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownIncreasing110more
Marbled WhiteStable170more
PeacockIncreasing22more
Large SkipperStable22more
Speckled WoodIncreasing22more
Wall BrownStable14more
Large WhiteIncreasing31more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing*3.0more
Small WhiteIncreasing49more
CommaIncreasing3.3more
Common BlueIncreasing270more
Grizzled SkipperStable14more
Lulworth Skipper?1.0more
Small Skipper?2.7more
Red AdmiralIncreasing14more
Painted LadyIncreasing7.7more
Small/Essex SkipperDecreasing220more

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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