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Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Common Carpet

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
10 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	3	Adult	NY000000	Penrith	NY000000	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Apr 2024	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Siddick Ponds	Workington	NY000302	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Bright sunshine
9 Jun 2017	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Soddy Gap	Great Broughton	NY063331	VC70 Cumberland	K Hamilton
25 May 2016	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Irton Pike	Santon Bridge	NY124016	VC70 Cumberland	Ewan Munro
3 Jun 2023	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY125018	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	100% sun.
19 Aug 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Eskdale Fell	Boot Eskdale	NY187026	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	On path from Burnmoor Tarn to Eel Tarn.
19 Aug 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Eskdale Fell	Boot Eskdale	NY188040	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	On path from Burnmoor Tarn to Eel Tarn.
31 Jul 2022	Common Carpet	5	Adult	Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve	Bowness-on-Solway	NY2061	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...)
16 Aug 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve	Bowness-on-Solway	NY206617	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Tallon	1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
17 Aug 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve	Bowness-on-Solway	NY207617	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
26 May 2020	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Aikbank	Wigton	NY216459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
8 Aug 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Glasson Moss	Glasson	NY230604	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Tallon	4.15pm - 6.15 pm Breezy
17 May 2014	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Braithwaite Moss	Braithwaite	NY232252	VC70 Cumberland	Gary Hedges
4 Aug 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Newlands Beckside	Thornthwaite	NY236251	VC70 Cumberland	Anthony Marsh	Amongst thorny scrub by Newlands Beck
20 Jun 2022	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Dodd Wood	Bassenthwaite	NY236280	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
24 Jul 2020	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Blackwood Farm	Braithwaite	NY237250	VC70 Cumberland	Anthony Marsh	In vegetation bordering Newlands Beck
9 May 2020	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Braithwaite Moss	Portinscale	NY243249	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Flying around at approx 8.30am today
24 Jun 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Country lane	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
18 May 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Verge	Uldale	NY250368	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
24 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Borrowdale	Grange in Borrowdale	NY252168	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	In woodland, resting on bracken.
22 Jun 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Drumburgh Moss	Drumburgh	NY253587	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	13:10-14:50 Warm and mostly sunny.
28 May 2020	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY271567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
1 Jun 2019	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY271568	VC70 Cumberland	Tom and Felix Fitter
2 Jun 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY275567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
23 Jun 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Raven Crag	Keswick	NY303188	VC70 Cumberland	Roger Fellows
1 Jun 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Armboth	Thirlmere	NY30551776	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
22 May 2019	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm and windy
20 May 2019	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
18 Jun 2019	Common Carpet	1	Adult	High Arnside Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	NY330010	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	sunny and warm
22 Jun 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10:40am - 12:10pm, mostly sunny.
8 Aug 2023	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
17 May 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY385595	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
15 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY394301	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
20 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Aira Force	Dockray	NY399212	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny 16c aira high force to ulcat row 4 to 5pm. first field (...)
24 Jul 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
18 Aug 2021	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
21 Jun 2019	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
20 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Great Mell	Penruddock	NY406247	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	hazy sun 16c 6to7pm
13 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Kentmere Lake	Staveley	NY454029	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
26 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Forestry Track	Shankhill	NY476746	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	50% sun breezy 3.30 5pm.
19 Jun 2023	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Forestry Track	Sleetbeck	NY495756	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny 50% light cloud breezy
9 Jun 2023	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Forestry Track	Sleetbeck	NY495757	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	Sunny very sheltered from strong breeze
16 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Forest Track	Sleetbeck	NY496757	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	cloudy windy brief sunny intervals 15c 11.30. nectaring but (...)
27 May 2023	Common Carpet	8	Adult	Forestry Track	Sleetbeck	NY496757	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals strong breeze .
10 Aug 2023	Common Carpet	8	Adult	Forestry road	Kershope Bridge	NY501834	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	24c cloudy muggy f
10 Aug 2023	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Crookburn Hill	Kershope Forestry	NY502793	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	becoming cloudy 22c
24 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Breaks Moss	Walton	NY509655	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	cloudy light breeze.
16 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Grassy Forest Track	Kershope	NY510808	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	cloudy windy 15c 11.30.
27 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	2	Adult	River Lowther	Askham	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	19oC. Cloudy. Sunny spells.
5 Aug 2023	Common Carpet	6	Adult	Walton Moss North	Brampton	NY517672	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	hazy sunshine after rain 5 til 6pm
6 May 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Track	Talkin Head	NY553564	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny warm some cloud
8 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	2	Adult	High Park	Askerton	NY555713	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
6 Jul 2020	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Borrowdale Westmorland	Kendal	NY567031	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows	At least three seen along Borrow Beck and A6 verge
14 May 2017	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Cliburn	NY579257	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 May 2021	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Meadow by River Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY616216	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	PM with the sun in and out after a lot of rain, coolish
19 Sep 2015	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Tarn Sike	Orton	NY665076	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Disturbed around Heather.
3 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727073	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Overcast, breezy
1 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY729074	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
22 Jul 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY730070	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
20 Jun 2022	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY758085	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Full sunshine, sheltered from wind, early afternoon.
11 Jun 2014	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Waitby	NY759083	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey
28 Jul 2021	Common Carpet	7	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY759084	VC69 Westmorland	Andy Bolton
1 Jun 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY763081	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
22 Jun 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Disused Railway	Winton Cumbria	NY796100	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	.Full sun, strengthening SW wind.
21 Jul 2016	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Hyton	Bootle	SD085877	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	Overcast. 17C. Hedgerow west of Hyton
27 May 2023	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Black Combe	Whitbeck	SD118871	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
28 Aug 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Swinside stone circle	Broughton in Furness	SD171881	VC70 Cumberland	Tom and Felix Fitter
10 May 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD185747	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
24 Jun 2022	Common Carpet	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Cloudy.
29 May 2021	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15-19C. Sunny intervals.
25 Aug 2021	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	19C. 100% sun. 11.40-13.30. Circular walk.
13 Jul 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
25 May 2019	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189711	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
16 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Started sunny then overcast
10 Aug 2016	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
9 Jun 2021	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189714	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
1 Sep 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	18C. 80% sun. 13.45-15.15.
29 May 2023	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C. 100% sun.
18 May 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Full sun.
20 Aug 2023	Common Carpet	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13.25-15.00. 21c. 100& sun.
3 May 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15C. 90% sun.
24 Jul 2021	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	18c. 12.05-14.10.
28 Jun 2021	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
3 Jun 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Field trip. 14c. Overcast & some drizzle.
31 Jul 2020	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
20 May 2020	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	21c. 11.10-13.10 circular walk.
14 Aug 2020	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192792	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
2 Aug 2019	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	22c.11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
29 Apr 2014	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Dalton-in-Furness	SD199756	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
27 May 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Marina Village	Barrow in Furness	SD206685	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	10.10-11.30. 15c. 100% sun.
30 May 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton Mills	SD240923	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun.
17 Jun 2020	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton in Furness	SD240933	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
3 Aug 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	The Beach	Aldingham	SD282709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Observing 11.20-12.30. Approx. 17C. 20% sun.
17 May 2020	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Bridleway	Ulverston	SD284751	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
21 Jun 2022	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Bridleway	Ulverston	SD285752	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	100% sun. 17.15.
25 May 2023	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Bridleway	Ulverston	SD286754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	20C 100% sun.
4 Aug 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Sunbrick Lane	Baycliff	SD287730	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Between Sunbrick & Baycliff
20 May 2020	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Sands Road	Ulverston	SD289766	VC69 Westmorland	Charles Penfold	Disturbed in the garage
6 May 2016	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Ulverston Sands Road	Ulverston	SD289766	VC69 Westmorland	Charles Penfold	Landed on garden fence this morning
25 May 2023	Common Carpet	4	Adult	Willington wood	Ulverston	SD293750	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	20C 100% sun.
26 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Willington wood	Ulverston	SD294751	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
8 Jun 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD3188	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Moverley (Argent
13 May 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Footpath	Oxen Park	SD317876	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
27 Jun 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Walled path	Oxen Park	SD317876	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	On wall.
18 Jul 2019	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Grizedale	SD333966	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
22 Jul 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Hawkshead	Hawkshead	SD363991	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
9 May 2017	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Halecat Woods	Witherslack	SD4383	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	3 hours. Mostly sunny, light breeze.
29 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
30 Jul 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434879	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans
16 May 2014	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440826	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
27 May 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Overcast 12C
13 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2019	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Meathop	SD443819	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
30 Jun 2017	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Arnside Knott/Heathwaite	Arnside	SD450768	VC69 Westmorland	David Gower	3.30 -4 PM, sunny
7 Aug 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD451768	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
13 Aug 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Portinscale	Portinscale	SD452773	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Free flying, early am
6 Aug 2015	Common Carpet		Adult	Disused Railway	Storth	SD477802	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
13 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Flashbank Wood	Brigsteer	SD488881	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2017	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Helsington Barrows	Kendal	SD4990	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	I should have identified this as a Wood Carpet from the photo, (...)
7 May 2017	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Beetham	Milnthorpe	SD496794	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Full sunshine slight breeze. One of each sex.
27 May 2016	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Helsfell Nab	Kendal	SD503935	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Shiels
25 Jul 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts	9.20-10.40
29 May 2022	Common Carpet	2	Adult	The Tram	Kendal	SD508931	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Warm sun but cool breeze. One settled on wall .
27 May 2020	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Disturbed from Ivy.
10 Jun 2019	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	To light
7 Aug 2014	Common Carpet	1	Adult	East View, Potter Fell	Burneside	SD520988	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Shiels
3 Jul 2015	Common Carpet	1	Adult	The Helm	Oxenholme	SD529891	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
29 May 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Hutton Roof NNR	Hutton Roof	SD540775	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	8.30-9.30 am. !00% sun.
6 Jun 2016	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Burns Beck Moss	Killington	SD5987	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Full sun, light breeze, 29deg. C. 13.15-14.45.
10 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Burns Beck Moss NR	Sedbergh	SD598882	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Also Fox moth caterpillar & 2 wet feet.
31 May 2020	Common Carpet	2	Adult	New Park Tarn Moss	Killington	SD600910	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Hot sunshine.
4 Jun 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	A684 verge	Sedbergh	SD602921	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Intermittent sun, 21 deg.C.
31 May 2017	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Cross hall	Sedbergh	SD688939	VC65 North-west Yorkshire	Helen Wallace	Hiding in long grass in damp field. Early evening. Very warm.

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