Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Jul 2017 Scotch Argus 30 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Neil Freeman Part cloud and breezy with sunny spells.
23 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 20 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm. Very numerous
23 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm. Numerous
23 Jul 2019 Ringlet 20 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm. numerous
23 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 18 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm. 21821.jpeg
23 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm.
30 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
31 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Neil Freeman Scattered along lower slope. Breezy but warm morning with good (...)
30 Jul 2018 Ringlet 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
1 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Richard Ghorbal 31715.jpeg
30 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
30 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
28 Jul 2018 Common Blue 6 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
23 Jul 2019 Northern Brown Argus 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm. All very battered 21815.jpeg
23 Jul 2019 Large White 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm.
23 Jul 2019 Small White 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm.
30 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
30 Jul 2018 Common Blue 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
28 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
12 Oct 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
23 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm.
23 Jul 2019 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm.
23 Jul 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm. I carpark wood
31 Jul 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Neil Freeman 2 males , I good condition, 1 worn and faded.
30 Jul 2018 Grayling 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
30 Jul 2018 Large White 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
30 Jul 2018 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
28 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
21 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
29 Jul 2016 Grayling 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Simon Fenner 6591.jpeg
12 Oct 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
12 Oct 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Aug 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh 38557.jpeg
25 May 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45137720 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez Sunny and 20 degrees.
23 Jul 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm 21809.jpeg
23 Jul 2019 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm. Lots of photos before I (...) 21811.jpeg
23 Jul 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm.
23 Jul 2019 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm.
23 Jul 2019 Wall Brown 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm.
6 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Adam McVeigh
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
30 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
30 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
30 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
30 Jul 2018 Small Heath 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
30 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
30 Jul 2018 Small White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
28 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
28 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett

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