Hackhurst Down

Map of  Hackhurst Down

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ094484
Year established:1988
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):661
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 TipStable1.4more
RingletStable69more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.22more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable2.4more
Brown ArgusStable3.4more
Green HairstreakStable2.4more
Holly BlueStable2.7more
Small HeathStable21more
Clouded YellowStable0.85more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing3.6more
BrimstoneDecreasing58more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing0.87more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasing3.5more
Small CopperStable8.2more
Adonis Blue?0.40more
Chalk-hill BlueStable50more
Meadow BrownStable330more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable86more
Marbled WhiteStable48more
PeacockStable16more
Large SkipperStable22more
Speckled WoodDecreasing17more
Wall Brown?0.10more
Large WhiteStable25more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing*2.0more
Small WhiteStable22more
CommaStable4.7more
Common BlueStable73more
Grizzled SkipperStable2.9more
Purple Hairstreak?0.25more
Red AdmiralIncreasing2.4more
Painted LadyStable*1.7more
Small/Essex Skipper?89more

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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