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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
21 Jun 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD432862	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Bromley	On coppiced trackside.
21 Jun 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435877	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Bromley	Male, in coppiced glade.
21 Jun 2023	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435877	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Bromley	In coppiced glade. Probable - but they didn't settle, so (...)
21 Jun 2023	High Brown Fritillary	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD432862	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Bromley	On coppiced trackside. Maybe another, too - but it didn't (...)
21 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435877	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Bromley	In coppiced glade.
21 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	10	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435877	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Bromley	In coppiced glade.
21 Jun 2023	Ringlet	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435877	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Bromley	In coppiced glade.
21 Jun 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD432862	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Bromley	On coppiced trackside.
21 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	8	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD432862	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Bromley	On coppiced trackside - throughout the woods
21 Jun 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Off Back Road	Lindale	SD416804	VC69 Westmorland	B Dixon
21 Jun 2023	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze. Very fresh
21 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023	Large White	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze.
21 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	34	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023	Northern Brown Argus	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze. Very fresh
21 Jun 2023	Ringlet	41	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023	Small Skipper	6	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443819	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC mainly sunny no wind very fresh
21 Jun 2023	Large Heath	9	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443819	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC mainly sunny no wind
21 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443819	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC mainly sunny no wind
21 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443819	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC mainly sunny no wind
21 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443819	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC mainly sunny no wind
21 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443819	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC mainly sunny no wind
21 Jun 2023	Common Blue	6	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	4	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	25	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023	Northern Brown Argus	1	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023	Ringlet	5	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun no wind.
21 Jun 2023	Small Heath	14	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Lindale Recreation Ground	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
21 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Lindale Recreation Ground	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
21 Jun 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Lindale Recreation Ground	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
21 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
21 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
21 Jun 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
21 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	On wall between garden and wood.
21 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	On wall between garden and wood.
21 Jun 2023	Common Blue	2	Adult	Roadside/forestry Verge	Stapleton	NY520720	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy 6 til 7pm
21 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	17	Adult	Roadside/forestry Verge	Stapleton	NY520720	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy 6 til 7pm
21 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	19	Adult	Roadside/forestry Verge	Stapleton	NY520720	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy 6 til 7pm
21 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Roadside/forestry Verge	Stapleton	NY520720	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy 6 til 7pm
21 Jun 2023	Ringlet	20	Adult	Roadside/forestry Verge	Stapleton	NY520720	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy 6 til 7pm
21 Jun 2023	Small Heath	8	Adult	Roadside/forestry Verge	Stapleton	NY520720	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy 6 til 7pm
21 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Woodland Garden	Corby Hill	NY492580	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy
21 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	5	Adult	Woodland Garden	Corby Hill	NY492580	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy
21 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Woodland Garden	Corby Hill	NY492580	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy
21 Jun 2023	Ringlet	3	Adult	Woodland Garden	Corby Hill	NY492580	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy
21 Jun 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Woodland Garden	Corby Hill	NY492580	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy
21 Jun 2023	Small White	1	Adult	Woodland Garden	Corby Hill	NY492580	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	guess? flew thro garden
21 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Woodland Garden	Corby Hill	NY492580	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy
11 Jun 2023	Small Skipper	3	Adult	Garden	Raughton Head	NY372436	VC70 Cumberland	Claire Godfrey	Full sun, 28C, 3 flying over uncut meadow.
11 Jun 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	Eggerslack Woods edge	Grange over Sands	SD404792	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	female hopping around Birds Foot Trefoil plants no wind, damp (...)
11 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Eggerslack Woods edge	Grange over Sands	SD405787	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	no wind, damp after overnight thundery showers
11 Jun 2023	Common Blue	2	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD399797	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm. no wind
11 Jun 2023	Small Heath	4	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD399793	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm. no wind aggregated grid reference
11 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	8	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Lindale	SD399807	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm. no wind, field with uncut grass
11 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Lindale	SD398807	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm. no wind
11 Jun 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	High Hampsfield Farm	Lindale	SD402805	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm. no wind
11 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	High Hampsfield Farm	Lindale	SD402805	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm. no wind, field with uncut grass
11 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	High Hampsfield Farm	Lindale	SD406801	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm. no wind, field with uncut grass
11 Jun 2023	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
11 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
11 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
11 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
11 Jun 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
11 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
11 Jun 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
11 Jun 2023	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Very hot, mid twenties
11 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Very hot, mid twenties
11 Jun 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	Female in Meadow area
11 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Broughton Crags disused quarry	Cockermouth	NY0831	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Billinghurst
11 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Broughton Crags disused quarry	Cockermouth	NY0831	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Billinghurst
11 Jun 2023	Ringlet	3	Adult	Broughton Crags disused quarry	Cockermouth	NY0831	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Billinghurst
1 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	1	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY129020	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	Sunny with a light cool breeze
1 Jun 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD416907	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
1 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD416907	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
1 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD416907	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
1 Jun 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Late afternoon sunshine
1 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Late afternoon sunshine
1 Jun 2023	Northern Brown Argus	8	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Late afternoon sunshine
1 Jun 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Late afternoon sunshine
1 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Late afternoon sunshine
1 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	1	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY129020	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Timms
1 Jun 2023	Dingy Skipper	5	Adult	Fell Edge	Crosthwaite	SD437891	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Wain	Sunny, 20 degrees
1 Jun 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Fell Edge	Crosthwaite	SD43758892	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Wain	Sunny, 20 degrees
1 Jun 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Fell Edge	Crosthwaite	SD43798944	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Wain	Sunny, 20 degrees
1 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Fell Edge	Crosthwaite	SD437891	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Wain	Sunny, 20 degrees
1 Jun 2023	Dingy Skipper	6	Adult	Yewbarrow Witherslack	Witherslack	SD43078550	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Wain	Sunny, 20 degrees
1 Jun 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Yewbarrow Witherslack	Witherslack	SD43348440	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Wain	Sunny, 20 degrees
1 Jun 2023	Small Heath	2	Adult	Yewbarrow Witherslack	Witherslack	SD43078550	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Wain	Sunny, 20 degrees
1 Jun 2023	Common Blue	15	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX996303	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
1 Jun 2023	Dingy Skipper	7	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX996303	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
1 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX996303	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
1 Jun 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX996303	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
1 Jun 2023	Small Blue	12	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX996303	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
1 Jun 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX996303	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
1 Jun 2023	Small Heath	9	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX996303	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
1 Jun 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
1 Jun 2023	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
1 Jun 2023	Small White	2	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
1 Jun 2023	Northern Brown Argus	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian	13Deg and overcast this morning 10:30 light breeze.
1 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian	13Deg and overcast this morning 10:30 light breeze.
1 Jun 2023	Dingy Skipper	11	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190716	VC69 Westmorland	Stephen Hollinrake	Some fresh,,
1 Jun 2023	Small Blue	50	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188712	VC69 Westmorland	Stephen Hollinrake	Probably more didn't cover all areas, some found emerging
1 Jun 2023	Brimstone	2	Adult	Arnside Knott/Heathwaite	Arnside	SD448768	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle
1 Jun 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	Arnside Knott/Heathwaite	Arnside	SD448768	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle	Expert examination of a reported Northern Brown Argus showed the (...)
1 Jun 2023	Common Blue	4	Adult	Arnside Knott/Heathwaite	Arnside	SD448768	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle
1 Jun 2023	Dingy Skipper	3	Adult	Arnside Knott/Heathwaite	Arnside	SD448768	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle
1 Jun 2023	Grayling	1	Adult	Arnside Knott/Heathwaite	Arnside	SD448768	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle
1 Jun 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Arnside Knott/Heathwaite	Arnside	SD448768	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle
1 Jun 2023	Small Heath	2	Adult	Arnside Knott/Heathwaite	Arnside	SD448768	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle
1 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Arnside Knott/Heathwaite	Arnside	SD448768	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle
1 Jun 2023	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Arnside Knott/Heathwaite	Arnside	SD448768	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle
1 Jun 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden	Keswick	NY270231	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Dixon
1 Jun 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Garden	Keswick	NY270231	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Dixon
1 Jun 2023	Small White	1	Adult	Garden	Keswick	NY270231	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Dixon

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