Northward Hill

Map of  Northward Hill

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


County:Kent (England)
Gridref:TQ7876
Year established:1977
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1998
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Dry scrub/shrub thickets
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable21more
Orange TipIncreasing4.4more
RingletIncreasing150more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.030more
Brown ArgusIncreasingColonised in 19980.94more
Green Hairstreak?0.15more
Holly BlueStable2.4more
Small HeathStable4.6more
Clouded Yellow?0.030more
BrimstoneStable0.90more
Small CopperStable2.1more
Meadow BrownIncreasing450more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable410more
Marbled White?0.24more
PeacockStable120more
Large SkipperStable28more
Speckled WoodDecreasing140more
Wall BrownDecreasing3.0more
Large WhiteStable63more
Green-veined WhiteStable51more
Small WhiteStable61more
CommaStable36more
Common BlueStable20more
Grizzled Skipper?0.25more
White-letter HairstreakDecreasing15more
Purple HairstreakIncreasing8.3more
Small Skipper?1.0more
Red AdmiralIncreasing19more
Painted LadyStable1.0more

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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