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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
31 Aug 2020	Speckled Wood	6	Adult	Wetheral Viaduct	Wetheral	NY460549	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	on 700m stretch alongside railway cutting edged with oaks One (...)
11 Aug 2020	Scotch Argus	83	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien	1 mating pair seen.
11 Aug 2020	Scotch Argus	205	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien	All over the grassy slopes to the south of the viaduct!
1 Aug 2020	Scotch Argus	15	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY741081	VC69 Westmorland	Hayley Howard
1 Aug 2020	Comma	1	Adult	Springbank Farm, High Walton	St Bees	NX984128	VC70 Cumberland	Carole Woodman	windy, sunny.
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	6	Adult	Sands Road	Ulverston	SD289766	VC69 Westmorland	Charles Penfold	Feeding on verbena in the sun
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Grange Fell Road	Grange over Sands	SD401777	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny, little wind but with an autumnal chill
31 Aug 2020	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Green Lane	Allithwaite	SD385769	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny, little wind but with an autumnal chill Nectaring on a (...)
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	9	Adult	Green Lane	Allithwaite	SD385769	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny, little wind but with an autumnal chill Nectaring on a (...)
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD387772	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny, little wind but with an autumnal chill one nectaring on (...)
31 Aug 2020	Peacock	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Nectaring on Buddleia.
31 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Alternating between over-ripe plum and Buddleia.
31 Aug 2020	Peacock	1	Adult	garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick
31 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick
31 Aug 2020	Holly Blue	1	Adult	garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick	on ivy
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Benson Knott	Kendal	SD544950	VC69 Westmorland	Martin & Gwen Tordoff
31 Aug 2020	Common Blue	4	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	60 minutes in full sun. Temp 18 C. Mid afternoon. Three males, (...)
31 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	60 minutes in full sun. Temp 18 C. Mid afternoon
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	60 minutes in full sun. Temp 18 C. Mid afternoon.
31 Aug 2020	Small White	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	60 minutes in full sun. Temp 18 C. Mid afternoon
31 Aug 2020	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	60 minutes in full sun. Temp 18 C. Mid afternoon
31 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD391765	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	25 minutes in full sun. Temp 18 C. Mid afternoon.
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	16	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD391765	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	25 minutes in full sun. Temp 18 C. Mid afternoon. Most on (...)
31 Aug 2020	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD391765	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	25 minutes in full sun. Temp 18 C. Mid afternoon.
31 Aug 2020	Small Copper	1	Adult	Between A7 and cricket ground	Carlisle	NY399566	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Peacock	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Small Copper	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	12	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Large White	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Peacock	3	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	13	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Small White	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2020	Large White	2	Adult	Sowerby Wood	Dalston	NY363525	VC70 Cumberland	Michael Williams
31 Aug 2020	Peacock	1	Adult	Sowerby Wood	Dalston	NY363525	VC70 Cumberland	Michael Williams
31 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Sowerby Wood	Dalston	NY363525	VC70 Cumberland	Michael Williams
31 Aug 2020	Small Copper	1	Adult	Sowerby Wood	Dalston	NY363525	VC70 Cumberland	Michael Williams
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	9	Adult	Sowerby Wood	Dalston	NY363525	VC70 Cumberland	Michael Williams
31 Aug 2020	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Sowerby Wood	Dalston	NY363525	VC70 Cumberland	Michael Williams
31 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pamela Wilson
31 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pamela Wilson	Feeding on Verbena bonariensis
11 Aug 2020	Brimstone	1	Adult	Playing field	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
11 Aug 2020	Comma	1	Adult	Playing field	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
11 Aug 2020	Gatekeeper	1	Adult	Playing field	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
11 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Playing field	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
11 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Playing field	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
11 Aug 2020	Small White	3	Adult	Playing field	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
11 Aug 2020	Comma	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Common Blue	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Common Blue	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7106	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Meadow Brown	11	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7106	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Meadow Brown	11	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Peacock	8	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Peacock	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7106	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Peacock	3	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7005	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Scotch Argus	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7106	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Small Heath	5	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Small Skipper	18	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7205	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7106	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7205	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
11 Aug 2020	Scotch Argus	140	Adult	Smardale Gill	Smardale	NY727069	VC69 Westmorland	David Wright	40 seen along track between the two viaducts. Dozens around (...)
11 Aug 2020	Gatekeeper	2	Adult	Aynsome Lane	Cartmel	SD380802	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	aggregated grid reference
11 Aug 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Aynsome Lane	Cartmel	SD380802	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	aggregated grid reference
11 Aug 2020	Small White	6	Adult	Aynsome Lane	Cartmel	SD380802	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	aggregated grid reference
11 Aug 2020	Comma	1	Adult	Greenbank Lane	Cartmel	SD379801	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	aggregated grid reference
11 Aug 2020	Gatekeeper	2	Adult	Greenbank Lane	Cartmel	SD379801	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	aggregated grid reference
11 Aug 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Greenbank Lane	Cartmel	SD379801	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	aggregated grid reference
11 Aug 2020	Small White	3	Adult	Greenbank Lane	Cartmel	SD379801	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	aggregated grid reference
11 Aug 2020	Peacock	2	Adult	Between A7 and cricket ground	Carlisle	NY399566	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Between A7 and cricket ground	Carlisle	NY399566	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2020	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2020	Large White	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2020	Small Copper	4	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2020	Small White	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2020	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2020	Wall Brown	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	1 male, 1 female.
11 Aug 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2020	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Female
11 Aug 2020	Large White	3	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2020	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	6	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2020	Small White	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2020	Peacock	2	Adult	Springbank Farm, High Walton	St Bees	NX984128	VC70 Cumberland	Carole Woodman	windy, sunny.
1 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	3	Adult	Springbank Farm, High Walton	St Bees	NX984128	VC70 Cumberland	Carole Woodman	windy, sunny.
1 Aug 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Grange Fell Road	Grange over Sands	SD403787	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	brighter less wind
1 Aug 2020	Grayling	2	Adult	Hampsfell	Cartmel	SD394793	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	overcast, breezy above Bowick's Aynsome and Longlands settled (...)
1 Aug 2020	Comma	1	Adult	High Farm	Grange over Sands	SD403787	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	brighter less wind on buddleia
1 Aug 2020	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	High Farm	Grange over Sands	SD403787	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	brighter less wind
1 Aug 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	In garden
1 Aug 2020	Large White	3	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	In garden
1 Aug 2020	Peacock	2	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	In garden on Purple Knight Buddleja
1 Aug 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Aikhead Lonning	Wigton	NY243490	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Bright and breezy.
1 Aug 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Aikhead Lonning	Wigton	NY243490	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Bright and breezy.
1 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Aikhead Lonning	Wigton	NY243490	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Bright and breezy.
1 Aug 2020	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Aikhead Lonning	Wigton	NY243490	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Bright and breezy.
1 Aug 2020	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Helsington Barrows	Kendal	SD493902	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key

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