Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Along the Smardale Gill NNR in the grassland - Sunny warm day 28782.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Near the Smardale Gill Viaduct in the grassland - Sunny warm (...) 28781.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Close to the Smardale Gill Viaduct seen individually - Sunny (...) 28779.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Along the more open areas to the old railway line - Sunny warm (...) 28778.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Peacock 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Along the more open areas to the old railway line - Sunny warm (...) 28777.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 15 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Very evident along the sunny rides that are the early part of (...) 28775.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 200 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Many, many Scotch Argus from 2/3rds way from Smardale Hall to (...) 28774.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Brown Hairstreak 2 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD483777 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell 1 female, 1 male. On Wych Elm to the right of path to reserve. (...) 28758.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Georgina Collins 28756.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Georgina Collins 28755.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of 2020. Looked really fresh, probably emerged locally. (...) 28754.jpeg
15 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick near phlox
15 Aug 2020 Large White 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Along the more open areas to the old railway line - Sunny warm (...)
15 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Roantree Grains Sedbergh SD669951 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Doreen Howard
15 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Settlebeck Gill Sedbergh SD660935 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Doreen Howard
15 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Swere Gill Sedbergh SD664945 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Doreen Howard
15 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould in garden
15 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould in garden
15 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould in garden
15 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Georgina Collins
15 Aug 2020 Large White 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Female. Hot sunshine.
15 Aug 2020 Small White 5 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hot sunshine. One laid eggs on Alyssum saxatile in the garden, (...)
15 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hot sunshine. Settled for a while in our Lilac bush - first (...)
15 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD404778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
15 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Laundry Hill Grange over Sands SD404776 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
15 Aug 2020 Small Copper 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2 males, 1 female
15 Aug 2020 Comma 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 3 Adult Trackside between Glasson Moss and Rogersceugh Wigton NY221597 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Weather sunny and warm.
15 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
15 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
15 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
15 Aug 2020 Small White 8 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
15 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
15 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Southwaite Carlisle NY449432 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
15 Aug 2020 Brimstone 4 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD483777 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell 2 female, 2 male.
15 Aug 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD483777 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell Males. 10 - 2.30 sunny & hot.
15 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 13 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD483777 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD483777 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD483777 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 3 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD483777 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD483777 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD483777 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell

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