Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Common Carpet

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Date Species Number Site Town Grid Ref. Recorder Comment Image
20 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 4 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace 13.25-15.00. 21c. 100& sun.
17 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 1 Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY207617 Tony Marsh 44914.jpeg
10 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 2 Crookburn Hill Kershope Forestry NY502793 Richard Brown becoming cloudy 22c
10 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 8 Forestry road Kershope Bridge NY501834 Richard Brown 24c cloudy muggy f
8 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 3 Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 Keith Temple 44372.jpeg
7 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD451768 Chris Scaife
5 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 6 Walton Moss North Brampton NY517672 Richard Brown hazy sunshine after rain 5 til 6pm
29 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 Chris Scaife 44001.jpeg
26 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Willington wood Ulverston SD294751 Helen Wallace
26 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 3 Forestry Track Shankhill NY476746 Richard Brown 50% sun breezy 3.30 5pm.
24 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 3 Breaks Moss Walton NY509655 Richard Brown cloudy light breeze.
24 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Borrowdale Grange in Borrowdale NY252168 Tony Marsh In woodland, resting on bracken. 43804.jpeg
20 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Aira Force Dockray NY399212 Richard Brown sunny 16c aira high force to ulcat row 4 to 5pm. first field (...)
20 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Great Mell Penruddock NY406247 Richard Brown hazy sun 16c 6to7pm
16 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Forest Track Sleetbeck NY496757 Richard Brown cloudy windy brief sunny intervals 15c 11.30. nectaring but (...)
16 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 2 Grassy Forest Track Kershope NY510808 Richard Brown cloudy windy 15c 11.30.
8 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 2 High Park Askerton NY555713 Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
22 Jun 2023 Common Carpet 1 Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY253587 Martin Keiller 13:10-14:50 Warm and mostly sunny.
19 Jun 2023 Common Carpet 3 Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495756 Richard Brown sunny 50% light cloud breezy
9 Jun 2023 Common Carpet 2 Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 Richard Brown Sunny very sheltered from strong breeze
3 Jun 2023 Common Carpet 2 Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY125018 Helen Wallace 100% sun.
29 May 2023 Common Carpet 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 Helen Wallace 16C. 100% sun.
27 May 2023 Common Carpet 2 Black Combe Whitbeck SD118871 Chris Scaife
27 May 2023 Common Carpet 8 Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY496757 Richard Brown sunny intervals strong breeze .
25 May 2023 Common Carpet 2 Bridleway Ulverston SD286754 Helen Wallace 20C 100% sun.
25 May 2023 Common Carpet 4 Willington wood Ulverston SD293750 Helen Wallace 20C 100% sun.
6 May 2023 Common Carpet 1 Track Talkin Head NY553564 Richard Brown sunny warm some cloud
3 May 2023 Common Carpet 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace 15C. 90% sun. 40400.jpeg
13 Aug 2022 Common Carpet 1 Portinscale Portinscale SD452773 Tony Marsh Free flying, early am
31 Jul 2022 Common Carpet 5 Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...) 38166.jpeg
24 Jul 2022 Common Carpet 1 St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 Martin Keiller
24 Jun 2022 Common Carpet 5 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 Helen Wallace 17c. Cloudy.
24 Jun 2022 Common Carpet 1 Country lane Uldale NY249369 Lorna Swift
23 Jun 2022 Common Carpet 1 Raven Crag Keswick NY303188 Roger Fellows
21 Jun 2022 Common Carpet 2 Bridleway Ulverston SD285752 Helen Wallace 100% sun. 17.15. 36658.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Common Carpet 3 Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY758085 John Mounsey Full sunshine, sheltered from wind, early afternoon.
20 Jun 2022 Common Carpet 2 Dodd Wood Bassenthwaite NY236280 Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
1 Jun 2022 Common Carpet 1 Armboth Thirlmere NY30551776 Chris Scaife
29 May 2022 Common Carpet 2 The Tram Kendal SD508931 John Mounsey Warm sun but cool breeze. One settled on wall . 36057.jpeg
27 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 Ian Tallon Overcast 12C 36080.jpeg
18 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 Helen Wallace 17c. Full sun.
18 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Verge Uldale NY250368 Lorna Swift
17 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 Martin Keiller 35927.jpeg
13 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Footpath Oxen Park SD317876 Helen Wallace
10 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD185747 Paul Haughian
1 Sep 2021 Common Carpet 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 Helen Wallace 18C. 80% sun. 13.45-15.15.
25 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 Helen Wallace 19C. 100% sun. 11.40-13.30. Circular walk.
19 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 1 Eskdale Fell Boot Eskdale NY188040 Helen Wallace On path from Burnmoor Tarn to Eel Tarn.
19 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 1 Eskdale Fell Boot Eskdale NY187026 Helen Wallace On path from Burnmoor Tarn to Eel Tarn.
18 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 2 Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 Martin Keiller
4 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 1 Newlands Beckside Thornthwaite NY236251 Anthony Marsh Amongst thorny scrub by Newlands Beck
4 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 1 Sunbrick Lane Baycliff SD287730 Helen Wallace Between Sunbrick & Baycliff
3 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 1 The Beach Aldingham SD282709 Helen Wallace Observing 11.20-12.30. Approx. 17C. 20% sun.
28 Jul 2021 Common Carpet 7 Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY759084 Andy Bolton
25 Jul 2021 Common Carpet 1 Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 9.20-10.40
24 Jul 2021 Common Carpet 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace 18c. 12.05-14.10.
13 Jul 2021 Common Carpet 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
28 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace 14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
27 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Walled path Oxen Park SD317876 Helen Wallace On wall.
22 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Orton Moss NR Great Orton NY339543 Martin Keiller 10:40am - 12:10pm, mostly sunny.
9 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
3 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace Field trip. 14c. Overcast & some drizzle.
2 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY275567 Martin Keiller 30894.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY763081 Ian Tallon
30 May 2021 Common Carpet 1 Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240923 Helen Wallace 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun.
29 May 2021 Common Carpet 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals. 30651.jpeg
27 May 2021 Common Carpet 1 Marina Village Barrow in Furness SD206685 Helen Wallace 10.10-11.30. 15c. 100% sun. 30605.jpeg
24 May 2021 Common Carpet 3 Meadow by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY616216 David Nattrass PM with the sun in and out after a lot of rain, coolish 30585.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Common Carpet 3 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC. 28701.jpeg
31 Jul 2020 Common Carpet 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace
24 Jul 2020 Common Carpet 1 Blackwood Farm Braithwaite NY237250 Anthony Marsh In vegetation bordering Newlands Beck 27889.jpeg
6 Jul 2020 Common Carpet 3 Borrowdale Westmorland Kendal NY567031 Roger Fellows At least three seen along Borrow Beck and A6 verge
17 Jun 2020 Common Carpet 3 Broughton Moor Broughton in Furness SD240933 Helen Wallace
31 May 2020 Common Carpet 2 New Park Tarn Moss Killington SD600910 John Mounsey Hot sunshine. 26047.jpeg
28 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271567 Martin Keiller 26274.jpeg
27 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Greenside Kendal SD510924 John Mounsey Disturbed from Ivy.
26 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Aikbank Wigton NY216459 Peter Ritson
20 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 Charles Penfold Disturbed in the garage
20 May 2020 Common Carpet 3 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace 21c. 11.10-13.10 circular walk.
17 May 2020 Common Carpet 2 Bridleway Ulverston SD284751 Helen Wallace
9 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Braithwaite Moss Portinscale NY243249 Tony Marsh Flying around at approx 8.30am today 25505.jpeg
2 Aug 2019 Common Carpet 1 Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD196754 Helen Wallace 22c.11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
18 Jul 2019 Common Carpet 1 Grizedale Forest Grizedale SD333966 Tom and Felix Fitter
21 Jun 2019 Common Carpet 1 Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 Martin Keiller
18 Jun 2019 Common Carpet 1 High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 Mo Richards sunny and warm
18 Jun 2019 Common Carpet 1 Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 Tom and Felix Fitter
10 Jun 2019 Common Carpet 1 Greenside Kendal SD510924 John Mounsey To light
1 Jun 2019 Common Carpet 3 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 Tom and Felix Fitter
25 May 2019 Common Carpet 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 Tom and Felix Fitter
22 May 2019 Common Carpet 1 Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 Mo Richards Warm and windy
20 May 2019 Common Carpet 1 Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 Mo Richards
28 Aug 2018 Common Carpet 1 Swinside stone circle Broughton in Furness SD171881 Tom and Felix Fitter
16 Aug 2018 Common Carpet 1 Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm 16730.jpeg
8 Aug 2018 Common Carpet 1 Glasson Moss Glasson NY230604 Ian Tallon 4.15pm - 6.15 pm Breezy
30 Jul 2018 Common Carpet 1 Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 Richard Evans
22 Jul 2018 Common Carpet 1 Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY730070 Ian Tallon 15586.jpeg
22 Jul 2018 Common Carpet 1 Latterbarrow Hawkshead Hawkshead SD363991 Tom and Felix Fitter
22 Jun 2018 Common Carpet 1 Disused Railway Winton Cumbria NY796100 John Mounsey .Full sun, strengthening SW wind.
8 Jun 2018 Common Carpet 1 Oxen Park Oxen Park SD3188 Tony Moverley (Argent
4 Jun 2018 Common Carpet 1 A684 verge Sedbergh SD602921 John Mounsey Intermittent sun, 21 deg.C.
29 May 2018 Common Carpet 1 Hutton Roof NNR Hutton Roof SD540775 Helen Wallace 8.30-9.30 am. !00% sun.
27 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 2 River Lowther Askham NY516221 Sarah Mitchell 19oC. Cloudy. Sunny spells.
16 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 3 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 Helen Wallace Started sunny then overcast
15 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 1 Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
13 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 2 Kentmere Lake Staveley NY454029 Ian Tallon
13 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 3 Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD488881 Sarah Mitchell
13 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 2 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 2 Burns Beck Moss NR Sedbergh SD598882 Helen Wallace Also Fox moth caterpillar & 2 wet feet.
10 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 3 NY000000 Penrith NY000000 Sarah Mitchell
3 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 2 Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727073 Ian Tallon Overcast, breezy
1 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 2 Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729074 Ian Tallon 11233.jpeg
30 Jun 2017 Common Carpet 1 Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD450768 David Gower 3.30 -4 PM, sunny
9 Jun 2017 Common Carpet 3 Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 K Hamilton
31 May 2017 Common Carpet 1 Cross hall Sedbergh SD688939 Helen Wallace Hiding in long grass in damp field. Early evening. Very warm.
31 May 2017 Common Carpet 1 Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 John Mounsey I should have identified this as a Wood Carpet from the photo, (...) 9365.jpeg
14 May 2017 Common Carpet 1 Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 Sarah Mitchell
9 May 2017 Common Carpet 2 Halecat Woods Witherslack SD4383 John Mounsey 3 hours. Mostly sunny, light breeze.
7 May 2017 Common Carpet 1 Beetham Milnthorpe SD496794 John Mounsey Full sunshine slight breeze. One of each sex. 8700.jpeg
10 Aug 2016 Common Carpet 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 Helen Wallace
21 Jul 2016 Common Carpet 1 Hyton Bootle SD085877 Helen Wallace Overcast. 17C. Hedgerow west of Hyton
6 Jun 2016 Common Carpet 3 Burns Beck Moss Killington SD5987 John Mounsey Full sun, light breeze, 29deg. C. 13.15-14.45. 5394.jpeg
27 May 2016 Common Carpet 1 Helsfell Nab Kendal SD503935 Sue Shiels
25 May 2016 Common Carpet 1 Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY124016 Ewan Munro
6 May 2016 Common Carpet 1 Ulverston Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 Charles Penfold Landed on garden fence this morning
19 Sep 2015 Common Carpet 1 Tarn Sike Orton NY665076 Sarah Mitchell Disturbed around Heather. 4033.jpeg
6 Aug 2015 Common Carpet Disused Railway Storth SD477802 Roger Fellows
3 Jul 2015 Common Carpet 1 The Helm Oxenholme SD529891 Roger Fellows
7 Aug 2014 Common Carpet 1 East View, Potter Fell Burneside SD520988 Sue Shiels
11 Jun 2014 Common Carpet 1 Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY759083 John Mounsey
17 May 2014 Common Carpet 1 Braithwaite Moss Braithwaite NY232252 Gary Hedges
16 May 2014 Common Carpet 2 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 Mo Richards
29 Apr 2014 Common Carpet 1 Sandscale Haws Dalton-in-Furness SD199756 Mo Richards

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