Silchester Common

Map of  Silchester Common

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU622623
Year established:1994
Number of sections:5
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1020
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Wet and dry heathland/ dry heather moorland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
RingletDecreasing1.9more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.35more
Green Hairstreak?2.0more
Holly Blue?1.5more
Small Heath?8.7more
Clouded Yellow?0.15more
GraylingStable17more
Brimstone?2.0more
Small Copper?6.7more
Meadow BrownStable12more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownDecreasing23more
Marbled White?0.84more
Peacock?0.93more
Large SkipperDecreasing3.2more
Speckled Wood?1.6more
Large White?0.41more
Green-veined White?0.41more
Silver-studded BlueStable220more
Comma?3.0more
Common Blue?1.8more
Small SkipperDecreasing11more
Red Admiral?0.44more
Painted Lady?0.41more
Small/Essex SkipperDecreasing8.0more

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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