Dean Hill (West) (NT)

Map of  Dean Hill (West) (NT)

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:SU225257
Year established:1996
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):900
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable19more
Orange TipStable14more
RingletIncreasing220more
Dark Green FritillaryStable25more
Brown ArgusStable9.1more
Green HairstreakStable20more
Holly BlueStable6.4more
Small HeathStable280more
Clouded Yellow?1.1more
Small BlueStable47more
Dingy SkipperStable61more
Grayling?0.090more
Marsh Fritillary?0.60more
BrimstoneStable55more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryStable11more
Silver-spotted SkipperStable4.0more
Small CopperStable4.9more
Adonis Blue?2.1more
Chalk-hill BlueStable220more
Meadow BrownStable620more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable420more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing420more
PeacockStable21more
Large SkipperStable20more
Speckled WoodStable12more
Large WhiteStable16more
Green-veined WhiteStable4.2more
Small WhiteStable96more
CommaStable2.3more
Common BlueStable230more
Grizzled SkipperIncreasing*18more
Small SkipperDecreasing210more
Red AdmiralStable16more
Painted Lady?2.3more

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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