Springhill Farm

Map of  Springhill Farm

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


County:Kent (England)
Gridref:TQ8130
Year established:1987
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2440
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) neutral grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable6.0more
Orange TipStable4.1more
RingletStable2.2more
Brown Argus?0.040more
Holly BlueStable1.3more
Small HeathDecreasing5.7more
Clouded Yellow?0.23more
BrimstoneStable*0.28more
Small CopperStable2.8more
Meadow BrownIncreasing600more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable81more
Marbled White?0.040more
PeacockStable4.4more
Large SkipperStable8.0more
Speckled WoodStable22more
Wall Brown?Extinct in 19950.36more
Large WhiteStable4.6more
Green-veined WhiteStable12more
Small WhiteStable14more
CommaStable5.8more
Common BlueStable16more
Purple Hairstreak?0.12more
Red AdmiralStable5.5more
Painted LadyStable1.2more

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.

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