Lullington Heath

Map of  Lullington Heath

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


County:East Sussex (England)
Gridref:TQ5402
Year established:1979
Number of sections:15
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):3886
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 TortoiseshellStable20more
Orange TipIncreasingColonised in 19901.1more
Dark Green FritillaryIncreasing34more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.10more
Brown ArgusIncreasing7.2more
Green HairstreakIncreasingColonised in 19834.3more
Holly BlueStableColonised in 19950.71more
Small HeathStable160more
Clouded YellowStableColonised in 20020.91more
Dingy SkipperStable7.5more
GraylingIncreasing*4.8more
BrimstoneIncreasing59more
Silver-spotted SkipperIncreasing12more
White AdmiralIncreasing0.75more
Small CopperIncreasing110more
Adonis BlueStableColonised in 1994*1.6more
Chalk-hill BlueIncreasing69more
Meadow BrownIncreasing1000more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownIncreasing110more
Marbled WhiteStable170more
PeacockStable20more
Large SkipperStable22more
Speckled WoodIncreasing21more
Wall BrownStable14more
Large WhiteIncreasing32more
Green-veined WhiteIncreasing*3.0more
Small WhiteIncreasing50more
CommaIncreasing3.1more
Common BlueIncreasing280more
Grizzled SkipperStable14more
Small Skipper?2.7more
Red AdmiralIncreasing14more
Painted LadyIncreasing7.5more

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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