Oxenbourne Down

Map of  Oxenbourne Down

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU712186
Year established:1984
Number of sections:12
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2000
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 TipStable8.5more
RingletStable120more
Dark Green FritillaryStable2.7more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.33more
Brown ArgusStable4.2more
Green HairstreakStable6.4more
Holly Blue?5.4more
Small HeathStable280more
Clouded Yellow?0.60more
Small Blue?0.82more
Dingy SkipperStable53more
BrimstoneStable140more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing15more
Silver-spotted Skipper?2.0more
Small CopperStable100more
Chalk-hill BlueStable310more
Meadow BrownStable850more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownIncreasing78more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing110more
PeacockStable41more
Large SkipperStable41more
Speckled WoodStable19more
Wall Brown?0.44more
Large WhiteStable58more
Green-veined WhiteStable21more
Small WhiteIncreasing89more
CommaStable12more
Common BlueStable290more
Grizzled SkipperStable5.6more
Lulworth Skipper?22more
Small SkipperDecreasing100more
Red AdmiralStable8.5more
Painted LadyStable2.7more
Small/Essex SkipperStable120more

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, 2004

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