Box Hill, Dukes

Map of  Box Hill, Dukes

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ185510
Year established:1988
Number of sections:7
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1740
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable7.1more
RingletStable57more
Dark Green FritillaryStable5.7more
Brown ArgusDecreasing71more
Green Hairstreak?0.86more
Holly BlueStable5.0more
Small HeathStable78more
Dingy SkipperStable13more
BrimstoneDecreasing35more
Silver-spotted SkipperStable32more
Small CopperDecreasing7.0more
Adonis Blue?11more
Chalk-hill BlueStable88more
Meadow BrownStable900more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable300more
Marbled WhiteStable240more
PeacockStable19more
Large SkipperDecreasing43more
Speckled WoodStable25more
Large WhiteStable20more
Green-veined WhiteStable4.0more
Small WhiteStable38more
CommaStable8.3more
Common BlueDecreasing270more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing7.0more
Red AdmiralStable6.4more
Painted Lady?1.0more

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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