Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Brimstone

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
19 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
17 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
10 Oct 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD392767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 100% sun
13 Mar 2016 Brimstone 2 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick sunny and 14oC Male
1 Oct 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult High Hampsfell Farm Grange over Sands SD404803 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC Sunny
9 May 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Greaves Wood Grange over Sands SD396760 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick south of Greaves Wood leading to Greaves Wood Road male
1 May 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Hampsfell Road Grange over Sands SD408784 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm afternoon sun
4 Aug 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD410781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Male
20 Jun 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick passing through garden, full sun almost windless
8 May 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD404791 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD404778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick no wind, full sun, early afternoon
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Kents Bank Road Grange over Sands SD404774 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick no wind, full sun, early afternoon
7 Aug 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult J T Atkinson Yard Grange over Sands SD416783 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
8 May 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Bishop's Allotment Grange over Sands SD4047479270 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny, no wind. a female
5 May 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD405792 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny, sheltered from wind on my daily exercise male
19 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD394779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny afternoon warm where sheltered from chilly easterly wind (...)
19 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Wart Barrow Lane Grange over Sands SD392777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny afternoon warm where sheltered from chilly easterly wind (...)
7 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Fell Close Grange over Sands SD399776 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind Male Seen on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Greaves Wood Lane Grange over Sands SD395760 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
30 Apr 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD408781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male sunny 15 deg C no wind
22 Apr 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult 29 Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD401777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
19 Apr 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Meathop Road, Grange Golf course Grange over Sands SD426788 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, windless, full sun male
7 Apr 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Lyndene Grange over Sands SD415796 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick hazy blue sky, no wind, about 11 deg C
25 Mar 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male bright sun about 12 deg C
4 May 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD395773 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny, no wind, male
18 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Miramar Kents Bank Road Grange over Sands SD403772 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny afternoon
24 Mar 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
6 May 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Library Grange over Sands SD406778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
6 May 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Lindale Road Grange over Sands SD416792 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
3 Apr 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Kents Bank Road Grange over Sands SD404773 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male, mild, with hazy sunshine
21 Sep 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Slack Head Windermere Road Grange over Sands SD410791 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
23 May 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Lindale Road Grange over Sands SD416783 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
9 Apr 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
6 May 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Lindale Road Grange over Sands SD416784 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
10 Mar 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Windermere Road Roundabout Grange over Sands SD410782 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 100% sun, no wind, 13 deg C flying over garage forecourt
20 Jun 2022 Brimstone 3 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
1 Apr 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
16 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
10 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
20 Mar 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Ashrigg Grange over Sands SD402781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
22 Jun 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Hampsfell Hospice Grange over Sands SD3979 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
18 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
29 Apr 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Charney Road Grange over Sands SD402778 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
20 Apr 2019 Brimstone 3 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
9 Apr 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
9 Mar 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
13 Mar 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD397768 VC69 Westmorland Elizabeth Chadwick Male in the garden
14 Mar 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Kentsford Road garden Grange over Sands SD399759 VC69 Westmorland Gwen Tordoff âÂ
21 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD413785 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 75 min stroll. 20c. Flying strongly up
21 Jun 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
20 Jun 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD459835 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
8 Apr 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD457842 VC69 Westmorland Iain Rogerson
30 Mar 2024 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm sunshine
24 Mar 2024 Brimstone 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD404778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick warm, sunny day
5 Aug 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
23 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Clare House garden Grange over Sands SD405773 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick male
26 Jul 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD395766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Scrub and Buddleia area near the recycling site. 20 minutes (...)
16 May 2023 Brimstone 10 Adult Halecat Woods Grange over Sands SD433832 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
25 Jul 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD397768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
9 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Cart Lane Grange over Sands SD402768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
21 Sep 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Risedale Hill Grange over Sands SD397766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Buddleja in garden
4 Apr 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD397768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Male flew through garden during a sunny spell.
31 Jul 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Wyngarth, Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD396768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Apr 2014 Brimstone 5 Adult Meathop Grange over Sands SD430791 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Around the layby just past the Winster bridge.
2 Apr 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
8 Apr 2024 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Flying in garden. Sun shining briefly
30 Mar 2024 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Flying in garden and edge of Woodland
18 Mar 2024 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Flying in garden.Warm sunshine.
5 Mar 2024 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Flying in Woods/edge of garden.
24 Aug 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson 1 male 1female
23 Aug 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Male. Feeding on garden plants
20 Aug 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Female
9 May 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson 1 male and 1female
21 Apr 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Male. In garden and edge of woodland
7 Apr 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson In garden and adjoining woodland
2 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson In garden and edge of wood
11 Apr 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Male. Flying in garden at edge of wood
25 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Very warm and sunny
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Flying In garden and neighbouring woodland
19 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Male flying along edge of wood
30 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Male flying in garden and edge of wood. Very warm and sunny
1 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden beside woodland Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Female. Emerged from Ivy covered wall
9 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Usual spot..edge of wood
26 Mar 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Very warm and sunny
22 Mar 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Sunny day Emerged from beech hedge
28 Jun 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Female
16 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
23 Apr 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Male Along edge of wood
19 Apr 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson 3 sightings same butterfly
6 Apr 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Briefly trapped in greenhouse
25 Mar 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson At edge of woodland
23 Feb 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson In garden adjoining woodland
9 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden, Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
1 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
8 Apr 2017 Brimstone 3 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
8 Apr 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Humphrey Head Grange over Sands SD390741 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
4 Apr 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
26 Mar 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
23 Apr 2024 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson Flying in garden. Warm sunshine
8 Apr 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson One male one female. In garden at edge of woodland
17 Apr 2019 Brimstone 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD443815 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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