Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

Submit sighting report. Show mode help. Show view help. Show first sightings. Show sightings gallery. Show data visualisations.




Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 May 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757085 Margaret and David Eastlick hot sunny day aggregated grid reference Tebay branch male
13 May 2023 Orange-tip 4 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757085 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Males
24 Jul 2022 Common Blue 25 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Good numbers. Looking very fresh.
24 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Cloudy but dry. 19 degrees.
24 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 45 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Cloudy but dry. 19 degrees.
24 Jul 2022 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry 3 very worn individuals contrasting with the fresh common Blue. 37782.jpeg
24 Jul 2022 Ringlet 15 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Cloudy but dry. 19 degrees.
24 Jul 2022 Scotch Argus 20 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry A handful on the path to the viaduct. Good numbers on the (...) 37781.jpeg
24 Jul 2022 Small Heath 15 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Cloudy but dry. 19 degrees.
24 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 30 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Cloudy but dry. 19 degrees.
24 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Cloudy but dry. 19 degrees.
4 Jun 2020 Common Blue 5 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757085 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Fying on breezy bright day with heavy showers 26251.jpeg
4 Jun 2020 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757085 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Fying on breezy bright day with heavy showers 26252.jpeg
29 May 2020 Orange-tip 6 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick hot sunny day almost windless day Tebay branch aggregated grid (...)
3 Apr 2017 Peacock 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On bare soil

Branch information

In your area

  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

Full Branch Contacts List