Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Mar 2024 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
23 Jun 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
27 May 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Frost Hole Staveley SD487988 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin 36004.jpeg
27 May 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Frost Hole Ambleside SD487988 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin 36003.jpeg
27 May 2022 Wall Brown 1 Adult Frost Hole Staveley SD487988 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin Sorry, no pic of this one
22 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD421906 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
8 Aug 2020 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Millans Park garden Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin in garden feeding on fennel flower 28449.jpeg
18 Jun 2020 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Skelwith Bridge Ambleside NY339036 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin On rock... 26756.jpeg
12 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult garden on Millans Park Coniston NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
9 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Loughrigg Coniston NY365045 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
15 Apr 2020 Comma 2 Adult garden on Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
15 Apr 2020 Holly Blue 1 Adult garden on Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
15 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 3 Adult garden on Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
15 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult garden on Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
15 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult garden on Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
6 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult house on Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin male in porch
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 2 Adult garden on Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult garden on Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
31 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
31 Jul 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
31 Jul 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
28 Jul 2019 Comma 1 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
28 Jul 2019 Small White 2 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
15 Jun 2019 Small Heath 2 Adult Green Tongue Langdale NY2506 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
28 May 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult Loughrigg Ambleside NY352046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
29 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Barrow Park Barrow-in-Furness SD204697 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin Seen by cenotaph c11am 29/10
8 Jun 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Loughrigg Ambleside NY341047 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
8 Jun 2018 Small Heath 10 Adult Loughrigg Ambleside NY341047 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
4 Jul 2016 Ringlet 2 Adult Loughrigg Ambleside NY367045 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
18 Jun 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Loughrigg Ambleside NY3504 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin I think...photo attached...couldn't get a decent underwing one (...) 5650.jpeg
10 May 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD450845 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin I think...from photo/ memory
2 Nov 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Shap Road layby Kendal SD521945 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
18 Apr 2015 Holly Blue 1 Adult Ambleside garden Ambleside NY377041 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin Female
12 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 5 Adult Matterdale Thackthwaite NY408259 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin I think it's a small skipper...
12 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 5 Adult Matterdale Thackthwaite NY408259 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin 43094.jpeg
28 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 3 Adult Minor road High Hesket NY478452 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin along hedgerow of minor road
27 Aug 2021 Small Copper 3 Adult Skinburness Road Silloth NY115547 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin
24 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180786 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin
24 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD166786 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180786 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin

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