White Sheet Hill Quarry (NT)

Map of  White Sheet Hill Quarry (NT)

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


County:Wiltshire (England)
Gridref:ST799351
Year established:1999
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1100
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 
Orange Tip?2.9more
RingletStable92more
Brown Argus?7.7more
Green Hairstreak?1.3more
Holly Blue?1.1more
Small HeathStable120more
Clouded Yellow?3.0more
Dingy Skipper?6.2more
Marsh Fritillary?2.8more
Brimstone?6.7more
Small Copper?3.8more
Adonis Blue?30more
Chalk-hill Blue?4.9more
Meadow BrownDecreasing430more
Gatekeeper / Hedge BrownStable51more
Marbled WhiteStable120more
Peacock?5.8more
Large SkipperIncreasing6.3more
Speckled WoodStable5.2more
Wall Brown?0.89more
Large WhiteStable59more
Green-veined White?21more
Small WhiteStable89more
Comma?2.0more
Common BlueStable31more
Grizzled Skipper?3.2more
Small SkipperStable5.8more
Red AdmiralIncreasing9.9more
Painted Lady?2.6more
Small/Essex SkipperStable5.8more

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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