The following surveys were carried out last summer by the enthusiastic team of Transect Recorders and the results were compiled by Roger Marriott of the Horndean Biodiversity Group. The blue number indicates the location in which each species was first recorded by the surveyors.
Species | Windmill Hill | Catherington Lith | Hazelton Common | Dell Piece West | Catherington Down | Parsonage Field | The Holt | Total | First Recorded |
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Red Admiral | 43 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 89 | 26 April |
Peacock | 13 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 85 | 2 April |
Small Tortoishell | 71 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 2 April |
Painted Lady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 June |
Comma | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 17 April |
White Admiral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 June |
Silver Washed Fritillary | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 3 July |
Brimstone | 37 | 36 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 5 | 76 | 236 | 5 April |
Orange Tip | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 68 | 13 April |
Clouded Yellow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 September |
Large White | 193 | 86 | 24 | 60 | 88 | 22 | 53 | 527 | 8 April |
Small White | 112 | 28 | 43 | 63 | 82 | 19 | 38 | 385 | 13 May |
Green Vein White | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 14 May |
Common Blue | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 84 | 14 May |
Holly Blue | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 May |
Small Copper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 June |
Marbled White | 57 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 74 | 13 | 30 | 200 | 18 June |
Meadow Brown | 282 | 113 | 56 | 50 | 233 | 73 | 403 | 1,219 | 7 June |
Gatekeeper | 50 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 118 | 30 June |
Ringlet | 38 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 59 | 110 | 21 June |
Speckled Wood | 28 | 45 | 46 | 59 | 32 | 15 | 60 | 285 | 7 April |
Small Heath | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 August |
Grizzled Skipper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 May |
Dingy Skipper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 May |
Large Skipper | 35 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 24 June |
Small Skipper | 69 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 118 | 22 May |
Total | 1065 | 415 | 262 | 294 | 718 | 182 | 903 | 3,833 |
Year | Windmill Hill | Catherington Lith | Hazleton Common | Dell Piece West | Catherington Down | Parsonage Field | The Holt | Yoells Copse | Totals |
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2002 | N/A | 193 | 273 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 948 |
2003 | N/A | 353 | 557 | 492 | N/A | 303 | N/A | 131 | 1,836 |
2004 | 1,957 | 449 | 840 | 84 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 150 | 2,724 |
2005 | 1,668 | 447 | 347 | 406 | N/A | 104 | N/A | 114 | 3,086 |
2006 | 2,206 | 394 | 540 | 656 | 2,432 | 642 | N/A | 114 | 4,795 |
2007 | 1,202 | 293 | 280 | 556 | 1,283 | 378 | N/A | 47 | 3,839 |
2008 | 1,036 | 345 | 516 | 427 | N/A | 247 | 991 | N/A | 3,562 |
2009 | 1,885 | 539 | 646 | 913 | N/A | 434 | 1,350 | N/A | 5,820 |
2010 | 2,410 | 535 | 816 | 944 | 824 | 341 | 1,228 | N/A | 7,098 |
2011 | 2,848 | 572 | 439 | 293 | 1,454 | 203 | 1,536 | N/A | 7,345 |
2012 | 794 | 193 | 316 | 227 | 660 | 97 | 694 | N/A | 2,981 |
2013 | 2,245 | 402 | 876 | 651 | 972 | 288 | 941 | N/A | 4,374 |
2014 | 707 | 214 | 600 | 589 | 1,388 | 347 | 862 | N/A | 4,707 |
2015 | 2,218 | 647 | 876 | 736 | 2,485 | 400 | 1,461 | N/A | 8,824 |
2016 | 1,065 | 415 | 262 | 294 | 718 | 182 | 903 | N/A | 3,833 |
Details of the previous survey and illustrations of the different species can be seen in the attached newsletter.