Headley Heath

Map of  Headley Heath

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ195533
Year established:1990
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1498
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 TipStable2.7more
RingletStable63more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.37more
Silver-washed FritillaryIncreasing1.2more
Brown ArgusStable110more
Green HairstreakStable6.3more
Holly BlueStable1.1more
Small HeathStable84more
Clouded Yellow?0.22more
Dingy SkipperStable3.0more
BrimstoneStable29more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasing25more
White Admiral?0.15more
Small CopperStable32more
Chalk-hill Blue?0.11more
Meadow BrownStable490more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable160more
Marbled WhiteStable8.7more
PeacockDecreasing16more
Large SkipperDecreasing17more
Speckled WoodStable6.4more
Large WhiteStable7.5more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing1.8more
Small WhiteStable12more
CommaIncreasing3.4more
Common BlueStable56more
Grizzled SkipperStable14more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.10more
Red AdmiralIncreasing0.92more
Painted LadyStable1.2more
Small/Essex Skipper?47more
Brown Hairstreak?0.73more

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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