Box Hill, Viewpoint

Map of  Box Hill, Viewpoint

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ180510
Year established:1994
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1720
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 TipStable*0.74more
RingletStable42more
Dark Green FritillaryStable4.0more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.28more
Brown ArgusStable12more
Green HairstreakStable1.2more
Holly BlueStable0.89more
Small HeathStable140more
Clouded Yellow?0.25more
Small Blue?0.070more
Dingy SkipperStable8.9more
BrimstoneStable29more
Silver-spotted SkipperStable17more
Small CopperStable3.0more
Adonis BlueStable8.7more
Chalk-hill BlueStable120more
Meadow BrownStable550more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownDecreasing280more
Marbled WhiteStable220more
PeacockDecreasing7.4more
Large SkipperStable47more
Speckled WoodStable11more
Large WhiteStable11more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing1.8more
Small WhiteStable13more
CommaStable2.8more
Common BlueStable230more
Grizzled SkipperStable5.9more
Red AdmiralStable*5.4more
Painted LadyStable1.5more
Small/Essex Skipper?13more
Brown Hairstreak?0.41more

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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