Vagg's Hill

Map of  Vagg's Hill

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST807560
Year established:1982
Number of sections:1
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):800
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 TipStable61more
RingletDecreasing*140more
Pearl-bordered Fritillary?0.36more
Silver-washed FritillaryStable11more
Holly BlueStable2.2more
Small Heath?0.13more
Clouded Yellow?0.32more
BrimstoneDecreasing35more
White AdmiralDecreasing1.5more
Small CopperDecreasing4.0more
Meadow BrownDecreasing65more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownDecreasing210more
Marbled WhiteDecreasing2.4more
PeacockDecreasing200more
Large SkipperDecreasing53more
Speckled WoodStable46more
Wall Brown?0.31more
Large WhiteStable110more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing76more
Small WhiteDecreasing130more
CommaStable46more
Common BlueStable8.2more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.19more
Purple HairstreakStable0.66more
Small SkipperDecreasing34more
Red AdmiralStable9.1more
Painted LadyStable2.4more
Small/Essex SkipperDecreasing34more

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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