White Down

Map of  White Down

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


County:Surrey (England)
Gridref:TQ103487
Year established:1988
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):655
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 Tip?0.28more
RingletStable25more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.16more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable0.68more
Brown ArgusIncreasing1.2more
Green HairstreakStable0.63more
Holly BlueStable0.87more
Small HeathStable48more
Clouded Yellow?0.24more
Dingy SkipperDecreasing2.0more
BrimstoneStable11more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.050more
Silver-spotted SkipperStable16more
Small CopperStable1.1more
Chalk-hill BlueStable*4.1more
Meadow BrownStable260more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownIncreasing29more
Marbled WhiteStable19more
PeacockStable2.6more
Large SkipperStable5.2more
Speckled WoodStable2.3more
Large WhiteStable7.4more
Green-veined WhiteStable0.88more
Small WhiteStable6.7more
Comma?0.45more
Common BlueStable41more
Grizzled SkipperStable3.1more
Red AdmiralStable*1.4more
Painted LadyStable*0.84more
Small/Essex Skipper?86more

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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