Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
10 Aug 2017 Small White 1 Adult Blencathra Centre Threlkeld NY302255 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle
10 Aug 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Blencathra Centre Threlkeld NY302255 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle
10 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 6 Adult Blencathra Centre Threlkeld NY302255 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 15 Adult Blencathra Centre Threlkeld NY302255 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle
10 Aug 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 24 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2017 Small Copper 3 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 11555.jpeg
10 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 18 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 3 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 11554.jpeg
10 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 9 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2017 Large White 2 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 7 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
10 Aug 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Cotehill Carlisle NY478506 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones sunning itself on ground
10 Aug 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
10 Aug 2017 Small Heath 2 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
10 Aug 2017 Small Copper 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11561.jpeg
10 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 3 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
10 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
10 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 5 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
10 Aug 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males, some quite fresh. 11559.jpeg
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 2 Adult Wasdale Wasdale NY145068 VC70 Cumberland Martin Chadwick
10 Aug 2017 Small Heath 1 Adult Greendale tarn Wasdale NY146074 VC70 Cumberland Martin Chadwick
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Greendale tarn Wasdale NY140083 VC70 Cumberland Martin Chadwick Near the summit of Seatallan
10 Aug 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Blengdale Gosforth NY093068 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton This is a rough figure but conservative, over a 2 km track (...)
10 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 24 Adult Blengdale Gosforth NY093068 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton This is a rough figure but conservative, over a 2 km track (...)
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 150 Adult Blengdale Gosforth NY093068 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton This is a rough figure but conservative, over a 2 km track (...)
10 Aug 2017 Small White 2 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, cool breeze.
10 Aug 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, cool breeze.
10 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, cool breeze. The first seen within Kendal town.
10 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Killington Bridge LNR Sedbergh SD622909 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun.
10 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 3 Adult Burns Beck Moss NR Sedbergh SD598882 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 40% sun.
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 3 Adult Burns Beck Moss NR Sedbergh SD598882 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 40% sun.
10 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 9 Adult Burns Beck Moss NR Sedbergh SD598882 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 40% sun.
10 Aug 2017 Fox Moth 1 Larva Burns Beck Moss Sedbergh SD598882 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace later entry Feb 2021 from ID 11664 as part of life stage update (...)
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange-over-Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
10 Aug 2017 Speckled Wood 9 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 4 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Small Copper 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun ....both male and moderately fresh
10 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun ....both male and moderately fresh
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 6 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Large White 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun ....both male and moderately fresh
10 Aug 2017 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun ....both male and moderately fresh
10 Aug 2017 Comma 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Brimstone 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Small White 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 23 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 3 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Large White 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Grayling 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Brimstone 3 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun
10 Aug 2017 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun....female on knapweed
10 Aug 2017 Small Copper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun.
10 Aug 2017 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun....female on knapweed
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Large White 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun.
10 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun
10 Aug 2017 Common Blue 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun....female on knapweed
10 Aug 2017 Comma 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun.
10 Aug 2017 Small Heath 2 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY744079 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall In very good condition.
10 Aug 2017 Scotch Argus 100 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY744079 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall When the sun came out, everywhere you looked, there were Scotch (...) 11489.jpeg
10 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 30 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY744079 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall In pristine condition.
10 Aug 2017 Scotch Argus 5 Adult Layby nr Ravenstonedale sign Ravenstonedale NY744079 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall On layby grass bank 11492.jpeg

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