Old Winchester Hill

Map of  Old Winchester Hill

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


County:Hampshire (England)
Gridref:SU6420
Year established:1976
Number of sections:10
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1792
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 
Small TortoiseshellStable28more
Orange TipStable3.2more
RingletIncreasing45more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing9.3more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.15more
Brown ArgusStable3.3more
Green HairstreakStable4.8more
Holly BlueStable1.6more
Small HeathStable230more
Clouded YellowStable1.7more
Small BlueDecreasing16more
Dingy SkipperStable40more
Grayling?0.050more
BrimstoneStable110more
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary?0.23more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasingColonised in 198022more
Small CopperStable26more
Adonis BlueStableRecolonised in 20023.9more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing760more
Meadow BrownStable1700more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing94more
Marbled WhiteIncreasing92more
PeacockStable22more
Large SkipperDecreasing21more
Speckled WoodStable33more
Wall BrownDecreasing3.1more
Large WhiteStable38more
Green-veined WhiteStable11more
Small WhiteStable90more
CommaIncreasing4.8more
Common BlueStable170more
Grizzled SkipperStable5.8more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.030more
Small Skipper?130more
Red AdmiralIncreasing7.3more
Painted LadyStable2.7more

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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