Box Hill, Zig Zag

Map of  Box Hill, Zig Zag

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ177520
Year established:1994
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1985
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 TipDecreasing3.0more
RingletStable190more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing9.6more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable18more
Brown ArgusIncreasing9.6more
Green HairstreakStable1.4more
Holly BlueStable1.9more
Small HeathStable110more
Clouded Yellow?0.19more
Small BlueStable1.1more
Dingy SkipperStable8.3more
BrimstoneStable69more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasing35more
Small CopperStable3.3more
Chalk-hill BlueStable1.8more
Meadow BrownStable570more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable130more
Marbled WhiteStable150more
PeacockStable21more
Large SkipperStable46more
Speckled WoodStable24more
Wall Brown?0.080more
Large WhiteStable11more
Green-veined WhiteStable1.4more
Small WhiteStable13more
CommaStable4.9more
Common BlueStable150more
Grizzled SkipperStable3.6more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.10more
Purple Hairstreak?0.16more
Red AdmiralStable9.2more
Painted LadyStable1.0more
Small/Essex Skipper?100more

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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