St Margaret's Bay

Map of  St Margaret's Bay

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


County:Kent (England)
Gridref:TR3643
Year established:1989
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):4926
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 
Small TortoiseshellStable69more
Orange TipStable4.9more
RingletIncreasing15more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.13more
Brown ArgusStable11more
Green HairstreakStable1.4more
Holly BlueStable3.1more
Small HeathDecreasing100more
Clouded Yellow?0.78more
Small BlueStable6.2more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing6.4more
BrimstoneStable12more
Silver-spotted Skipper?0.060more
Small CopperDecreasing17more
Adonis BlueStable1.8more
Chalk-hill BlueStable37more
Meadow BrownStable*270more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing100more
Marbled WhiteStable220more
PeacockStable12more
Large SkipperStable61more
Speckled WoodIncreasing98more
Wall BrownDecreasing39more
Large WhiteStable110more
Green-veined WhiteStable8.0more
Small WhiteDecreasing460more
CommaStable2.5more
Common BlueStable130more
Red AdmiralStable30more
Painted LadyStable12more

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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