Hampstead Heath

Map of  Hampstead Heath

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


County:Inner London (England)
Gridref:TQ2786
Year established:1977
Number of sections:11
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1856
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry scrub/shrub thickets
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable*6.5more
Orange TipIncreasingColonised in 19881.6more
Holly BlueIncreasingColonised in 19891.3more
Small Heath?0.030more
BrimstoneIncreasingColonised in 19960.88more
Small CopperDecreasing*3.7more
Meadow BrownIncreasing80more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasingColonised in 1993*4.6more
PeacockStable*9.6more
Large SkipperDecreasing19more
Speckled WoodIncreasing18more
Wall BrownStable0.28more
Large WhiteIncreasing9.3more
Green-veined WhiteStable8.8more
Small WhiteStable7.6more
CommaStable12more
Common BlueStable*0.40more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.030more
Purple HairstreakIncreasingColonised in 19970.55more
Red AdmiralIncreasing1.8more
Painted LadyStable*0.36more

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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