Wye & Crundale Down

Map of  Wye & Crundale Down

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


County:Kent (England)
Gridref:TR0745
Year established:1976
Number of sections:12
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1950
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 TortoiseshellStable51more
Orange TipIncreasing12more
RingletIncreasing56more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.020more
Brown ArgusStable46more
Green HairstreakIncreasing10more
Holly BlueStable4.4more
Small HeathDecreasing210more
Clouded YellowIncreasing2.1more
Dingy SkipperIncreasing16more
BrimstoneStable34more
Duke of Burgundy FritillaryDecreasing0.43more
Silver-spotted Skipper?13more
Small CopperStable10more
Adonis BlueIncreasingColonised in 19962.3more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasingColonised in 198715more
Meadow BrownIncreasing830more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable140more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing320more
PeacockStable19more
Large SkipperStable76more
Speckled WoodIncreasing48more
Wall BrownDecreasing28more
Large WhiteIncreasing38more
Green-veined WhiteStable27more
Small WhiteIncreasing60more
CommaStableColonised in 19823.0more
Common BlueStable210more
Grizzled Skipper?0.41more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.050more
Red AdmiralIncreasingColonised in 19825.9more
Painted LadyStable4.3more

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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