Coulsdon Common

Map of  Coulsdon Common

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


County:Outer London (England)
Gridref:TQ320570
Year established:1990
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2592
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Bare ground/woodland herb/grass mosaics of woodland rides, hedgebanks and green lanes
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable15more
Purple Emperor?0.41more
RingletIncreasing45more
Brown ArgusIncreasing0.39more
Holly BlueStable3.0more
Small Heath?0.23more
Clouded Yellow?1.0more
BrimstoneStable21more
Small CopperStable3.4more
Meadow BrownIncreasing330more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownIncreasing*39more
Marbled White?1.0more
PeacockStable40more
Large SkipperStable9.7more
Speckled WoodIncreasing120more
Large WhiteStable22more
Green-veined WhiteStable27more
Small WhiteIncreasing13more
CommaStable11more
Common BlueStable17more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.18more
Purple HairstreakStable0.42more
Red AdmiralStable4.0more
Painted Lady?0.51more
Small/Essex Skipper?7.0more

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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