Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
1 Jul 2017 Ringlet 40 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY275567 VC70 Cumberland Trina Barrett Sunny
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY275567 VC70 Cumberland Trina Barrett Sunny
1 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY275567 VC70 Cumberland Trina Barrett Sunny
1 Jul 2017 Large Skipper 5 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY275567 VC70 Cumberland Trina Barrett Sunny
1 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10009.jpeg
1 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2017 Small Heath 4 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2017 Ringlet 59 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 13 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2017 Large Skipper 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10003.jpeg
1 Jul 2017 Common Blue 12 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All males.
1 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Jul 2017 Ringlet 3 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 4 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Jul 2017 Large Skipper 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Jul 2017 Large Heath 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 3.00pm, Heavy cloud, warm, moderate breeze. Similar number at (...)
1 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2017 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY519591 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.30am, flying around and sometimes briefly settling on leaves (...)
1 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY520591 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY520591 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY520591 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY520591 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445819 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445819 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445819 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Large Heath 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445819 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445819 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Ringlet 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Large Skipper 5 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Large Heath 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Ringlet 17 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Large White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury Confirmed two sightings of this species. The first was in the (...)
1 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury Potentially a lot more but only a few settled to be identified.
1 Jul 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% sun. wind 5 in parts. 60 mins walk.
1 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% sun. wind 5 in parts. 60 mins walk.
1 Jul 2017 Ringlet 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% sun. wind 5 in parts. 60 mins walk.
1 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% sun. wind 5 in parts. 60 mins walk.
1 Jul 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% sun. wind 5 in parts. 60 mins walk.
1 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% sun. wind 5 in parts. 60 mins walk. 3 other whites but (...)
1 Jul 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% sun. wind 5 in parts. 60 mins walk. Very tatty.
1 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Gower sunny period 12 - 12.45 p.m.
1 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Gower sunny period 12 - 12.45 p.m.
1 Jul 2017 Ringlet 35 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Gower sunny period 12 - 12.45 p.m.
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Gower sunny period 12 - 12.45 p.m.
1 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Gower sunny period 12 - 12.45 p.m.
1 Jul 2017 Large White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Gower sunny period 12 - 12.45 p.m.
1 Jul 2017 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Roudsea Road Greenodd SD326825 VC69 Westmorland Colin On grass across path from single oak just close to the Holker (...) 10237.jpeg
1 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC dull and cool.
1 Jul 2017 Ringlet 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC dull and cool breeze [otherwise would be more!]
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC dull and cool breeze [otherwise would be more!]
1 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC dull and cool breeze [otherwise would be more!]
1 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC dull and cool breeze [otherwise would be more!]
1 Jul 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC dull and cool breeze [otherwise would be more!]
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Piper Hole Ravenstonedale NY725034 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell In Coronation Meadow
1 Jul 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Piper Hole Ravenstonedale NY725034 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell In Coronation Meadow
11 Jul 2017 Small Heath 28 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
11 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
11 Jul 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion MALE
11 Jul 2017 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Low Fell Plantation, Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD422909 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 100% cloud 17oC Flying at shoulder height...just emerged.
11 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 1 Adult Lambhowe Plantation Crosthwaite SD414913 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 100% cloud 17oC.
11 Jul 2017 Ringlet 1 Adult Lambhowe Plantation Crosthwaite SD414913 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 100% cloud 17oC.
11 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Lambhowe Plantation Crosthwaite SD414913 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 100% cloud 17oC.
11 Jul 2017 Ringlet 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 100% cloud 17oC...most disturbed by walking.
11 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 100% cloud 17oC...most disturbed by walking.
11 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 100% cloud 17oC...most disturbed by walking.
21 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
31 Jul 2017 Small White 5 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 21 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 3 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 11173.jpeg
31 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 2 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2017 Large White 32 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 4 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2017 Scotch Argus 30 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Neil Freeman Part cloud and breezy with sunny spells.
31 Jul 2017 High Brown Fritillary 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD448773 VC69 Westmorland Neil Freeman Condition from worn to very worn and tatty. All identified by (...) 11235.jpeg
31 Jul 2017 Small White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 Jul 2017 Holly Blue 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2 males 1 female 12080.jpeg
31 Jul 2017 Holly Blue 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
31 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Small White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
31 Jul 2017 Small Copper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Ringlet 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Peacock 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Gatekeeper 20 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Comma 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,

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