Common Hill

Map of  Common Hill

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


County:Hereford and Worcester (England)
Gridref:SO590347
Year established:1992
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3550
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?15more
RingletDecreasing150more
Silver-washed Fritillary?7.4more
Green Hairstreak?0.97more
Holly Blue?8.4more
Clouded Yellow?0.64more
Brimstone?1.0more
Wood White?3.6more
White Admiral?0.74more
Small Copper?2.6more
Meadow Brown?390more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?380more
Marbled White?290more
Peacock?51more
Large SkipperDecreasing22more
Speckled WoodDecreasing110more
Wall Brown?0.58more
Large White?61more
Green-veined White?120more
Small WhiteDecreasing76more
Comma?8.8more
Common Blue?120more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.25more
Purple Hairstreak?0.58more
Small SkipperDecreasing30more
Red Admiral?15more
Painted Lady?7.8more
Small/Essex SkipperDecreasing30more

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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