Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Aug 2023 Brimstone 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff 3 X M, 1 X F
15 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff
15 Aug 2023 Brimstone 4 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD340777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Aug 2023 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD340777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD340777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Aug 2023 Large White 2 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD340777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Aug 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD340777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD340777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Aug 2023 Peacock 4 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 45293.jpeg
15 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on blackberry flower
15 Aug 2023 Comma 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 45360.jpeg
15 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY404572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 45278.jpeg
15 Aug 2023 Brown Hairstreak 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455775 VC69 Westmorland Robert Kitchen This is a female egg laying so 2 seen 44730.jpeg
15 Aug 2023 Brown Hairstreak 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Robert Kitchen 44729.jpeg
15 Aug 2023 Scotch Argus 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455775 VC69 Westmorland Robert Kitchen 44745.jpeg
15 Aug 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2023 Large White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2023 Peacock 18 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2023 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2023 Large White 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY0646439641 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke
15 Aug 2023 Small White 3 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY0646439641 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke
15 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY0646439641 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 44725.jpeg
15 Aug 2023 Wall Brown 3 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY0646439641 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 44726.jpeg
15 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
15 Aug 2023 Large White 3 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
15 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
15 Aug 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Pow Beck Portinscale NY246241 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Repeatedly nectaring on Watermint 44910.jpeg

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