Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
14 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 100 Adult Caudale Moor Ambleside NY412095 VC69 Westmorland Peter Young About 100 counted between Pike How and Caudale Moor NY410090 to (...) 42100.jpeg
14 Jun 2023 Marsh Fritillary 14 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Tony Chapman 41935.jpeg
14 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 8 Adult Stonesty Pike Little Langdale NY252043 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel 41926.jpeg
14 Jun 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Vanessa Postlethwaite 41858.jpeg
14 Jun 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Vanessa Postlethwaite Newly emerged male, veins seen. Still there on return leg of (...) 41841.jpeg
14 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Cold Pike Little Langdale NY263063 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel
14 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Great Knott Little Langdale NY259043 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel
14 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Little Stand Little Langdale NY250034 VC70 Cumberland Adam Padel
14 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Raughton Head NY372436 VC70 Cumberland Claire Godfrey Full sun, 25C, SE breeze, flying over uncut meadow.
14 Jun 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Birky Shank Butterburn NY6675 VC70 Cumberland Dave King
14 Jun 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Birky Shank Butterburn NY6675 VC70 Cumberland Dave King
14 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Birky Shank Butterburn NY6675 VC70 Cumberland Dave King
14 Jun 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Butterburn Bridge Butterburn NY6774 VC70 Cumberland Dave King
14 Jun 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Butterburn Valley Butterburn NY6674 VC70 Cumberland Dave King
14 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 30 Adult Butterburn Valley Butterburn NY6674 VC70 Cumberland Dave King
14 Jun 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Irthing Valley Churnsike NY6676 VC70 Cumberland Dave King
14 Jun 2023 Small Heath 3 Adult Irthing Valley Churnsike NY6676 VC70 Cumberland Dave King
14 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Irthing Valley Churnsike NY6676 VC70 Cumberland Dave King
14 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Stour Cleugh Butterburn NY6675 VC70 Cumberland Dave King
14 Jun 2023 Wall Brown 1 Adult Whin Rigg Wasdale NY151035 VC70 Cumberland Jay Milne On summit cairn
14 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Drought conditions vegetation dry
14 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Drought conditions vegetation dry
14 Jun 2023 Ringlet 6 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Drought conditions vegetation dry
14 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Drought conditions vegetation dry
14 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Country lane Stanthwaite NY252365 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
14 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
14 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift On cotoneaster flowers
14 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Grassy Wildflower Bank Uldale NY250367 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift 7.30pm
14 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Grassy Wildflower Bank Uldale NY250367 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift 7.30pm
14 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Verge Stanthwaite NY250367 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift 7.45pm
14 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Bowness-on-Windermere SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
14 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Bowness-on-Windermere SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
14 Jun 2023 Large Heath 29 Adult Walton Moss NNR Hethersgill NY495664 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny very strong breeze
14 Jun 2023 Large Heath 48 Adult Walton Moss North Hethersgill NY499669 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny very strong breeze 2 seen on roadside verge
14 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Walton Moss North Hethersgill NY499669 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny very strong breeze
14 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny strong breeze
14 Jun 2023 Large White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny strong breeze
14 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny strong breeze
14 Jun 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny strong breeze
14 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny strong breeze
14 Jun 2023 Small White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny strong breeze
14 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny strong breeze
14 Jun 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Country lane Threlkeld NY307240 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
14 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Country lane Threlkeld NY307240 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
14 Jun 2023 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
14 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 3 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
14 Jun 2023 Large White 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
14 Jun 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
14 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
14 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
14 Jun 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Tony Chapman
14 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 5 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Tony Chapman
14 Jun 2023 Large White 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Tony Chapman
14 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 24 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Tony Chapman
14 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Tony Chapman
14 Jun 2023 Ringlet 12 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Tony Chapman
14 Jun 2023 Small Heath 30 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Tony Chapman
14 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Tony Chapman
14 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Tony Chapman

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