Cheriton Hill

Map of  Cheriton Hill

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


County:Kent (England)
Gridref:TR1938
Year established:2000
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1304
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 Tortoiseshell?38more
RingletStable5.2more
Brown Argus?40more
Green Hairstreak?4.5more
Holly Blue?1.0more
Small Heath?210more
Clouded Yellow?8.6more
Dingy Skipper?21more
Silver-spotted Skipper?4.0more
Adonis Blue?110more
Chalk-hill Blue?3.8more
Meadow Brown?860more
Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown?83more
Marbled White?390more
Peacock?4.3more
Large SkipperStable86more
Speckled Wood?18more
Large White?17more
Small White?20more
Comma?3.0more
Common Blue?280more
Red Admiral?15more
Painted Lady?59more

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
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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