Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Apr 2024 Green Hairstreak 28 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel On willow tree blossom 46148.jpeg
17 Apr 2024 Green Hairstreak 8 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Vanessa Postlethwaite 46053.jpeg
12 May 2023 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
12 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
12 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
9 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD44428194 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Settling on grass stalks in the sunshine. 40139.jpeg
7 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk Territorial flights around young pines near boardwalk. terrible (...) 40091.jpeg
7 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk
17 Apr 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC sunny.
17 Apr 2022 Green Hairstreak 5 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC sunny.....my first of the year.
17 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC sunny...one male and one female.
17 Apr 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC sunny.....also 2 Great-spotted wood peckers and a common (...)
25 Mar 2022 Brimstone 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and warm
25 Mar 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and warm
25 Mar 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and warm. Nectaring on willow catkins
25 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and warm. Nectaring on willow catkins
15 Jun 2020 Large Heath 25 Adult Foulshaw Moss Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass A fair number flying around on the moss 26612.jpeg
15 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 50 Adult Foulshaw Moss Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Estimate of the number - a lot in evidence - mainly feeding on (...) 26613.jpeg
14 Jul 2019 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Meathop Moss, track to Levens SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Lou cross 21255.jpeg
16 Jul 2017 Comma 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey At edge of woodland. 10665.jpeg
12 Jul 2016 Large Heath 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
12 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
23 Jun 2016 Large Heath 12 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 09.45-10.45am
23 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 09.45-10.45am
2 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 5 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Steven Holmes 4720.jpeg
30 Jun 2014 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444819 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey

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