Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 10 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY409586 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males and females 45776.jpeg
16 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 50 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY409586 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 45774.jpeg
16 Jun 2023 Large Heath 4 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY231600 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 41943.jpeg
16 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 1 Adult Adam-a-Cove Little Langdale NY246045 VC70 Cumberland Adam Padel
16 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Fell Foot National Trust Newby Bridge SD380869 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Flying among thickly planted Ox-eye Daisies, but not seen (...)
16 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 8 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY231600 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
16 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY231600 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
16 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
16 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
16 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male on Plantago lanceolata
16 Jun 2023 Common Blue 2 Adult Clints Quarry Cleator NY008124 VC70 Cumberland Margaret and David Eastlick
16 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 3 Adult Clints Quarry Cleator NY008124 VC70 Cumberland Margaret and David Eastlick
16 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Clints Quarry Cleator NY008124 VC70 Cumberland Margaret and David Eastlick male and female
16 Jun 2023 Small Heath 10 Adult Hartsop Dodd Patterdale NY409123 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson 400m above sea level. 100% sunshine
16 Jun 2023 Comma 1 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY410588 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jun 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY409586 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY409586 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter First ever in garden.
16 Jun 2023 Large Heath 3 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY232599 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2023 Large Heath 1 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY236595 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 4 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY231600 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 2 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY236594 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY236594 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY236594 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY236594 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2023 Large White 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
16 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Flying around long grass in meadow area
16 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
16 Jun 2023 Common Blue 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
16 Jun 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 14 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 21 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY269231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon

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