Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 Aug 2022 Brown Hairstreak 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455774 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian On Hemp Agrimony. about 20m south of the Trig point. 38541.jpeg
12 Aug 2022 Common Blue 3 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389745 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick hot sunny morning aggregated grid reference
12 Aug 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389745 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick hot sunny morning aggregated grid reference
12 Aug 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389745 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick hot sunny morning aggregated grid reference
12 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389745 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick hot sunny morning aggregated grid reference
12 Aug 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389745 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick hot sunny morning aggregated grid reference
12 Aug 2022 Common Blue 2 Adult Kents Bank Grange over Sands SD396754 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick hot sunny morning aggregated grid reference
12 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Kents Bank Grange over Sands SD397757 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick hot sunny morning aggregated grid reference
12 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Aug 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Smardale Crosby Garrett NY73560863 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell IN meadow by Scandale beck
12 Aug 2022 Small Skipper 1 Adult Smardale Crosby Garrett NY73560863 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell IN meadow by Scandale beck
12 Aug 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Crosby Garrett NY7308 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell female
12 Aug 2022 Large White 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Crosby Garrett NY7308 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
12 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Crosby Garrett NY7308 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
12 Aug 2022 Comma 1 Adult Smardale Mill Crosby Garrett NY74320876 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Along roadside
12 Aug 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Smardale Mill Crosby Garrett NY74320876 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Along roadside
12 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Smardale Mill Crosby Garrett NY73580874 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
12 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Aug 2022 Large White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Aug 2022 Peacock 6 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Aug 2022 Small White 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Aug 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Aug 2022 Common Blue 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455774 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
12 Aug 2022 Gatekeeper 16 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455774 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
12 Aug 2022 Grayling 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455774 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
12 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455774 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
12 Aug 2022 Small Skipper 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455774 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
12 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455774 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
12 Aug 2022 Wall Brown 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455774 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
12 Aug 2022 Comma 1 Adult Forestry track Sleetbeck Carlisle NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown Hot, sunny and still
12 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Forestry track Sleetbeck Carlisle NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown Hot, sunny and still
12 Aug 2022 Peacock 145 Adult Forestry track Sleetbeck Carlisle NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown Hot, sunny and still, many more in forestry feeding on knapweed
12 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 11 Adult Forestry track Sleetbeck Carlisle NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown Hot, sunny and still
12 Aug 2022 Small Skipper 10 Adult Forestry track Sleetbeck Carlisle NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown Hot, sunny and still
12 Aug 2022 Small White 3 Adult Forestry track Sleetbeck Carlisle NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown Hot, sunny and still
12 Aug 2022 Comma 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2022 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2022 Peacock 6 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2022 Small White 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2022 Peacock 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD459841 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh

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