Denbies Hillside

Map of  Denbies Hillside

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ150501
Year established:1988
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):991
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 TipStable4.3more
RingletDecreasing7.2more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.17more
Silver-washed FritillaryDecreasing*0.36more
Brown ArgusStable20more
Green HairstreakStable3.1more
Holly Blue?0.58more
Small HeathStable34more
Clouded YellowStable0.96more
Small Blue?0.19more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing9.8more
BrimstoneDecreasing14more
Silver-spotted SkipperStable1.2more
Small CopperDecreasing5.1more
Adonis BlueStable23more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing65more
Meadow BrownStable500more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownDecreasing110more
Marbled WhiteStable99more
PeacockDecreasing7.3more
Large SkipperDecreasing7.3more
Speckled WoodDecreasing4.1more
Wall Brown?0.11more
Large WhiteDecreasing20more
Green-veined WhiteStable3.7more
Small WhiteStable33more
CommaStable2.4more
Common BlueStable110more
Grizzled SkipperDecreasing4.6more
Red AdmiralStable*1.1more
Painted LadyStable1.9more
Small/Essex Skipper?9.0more

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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