Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Jul 2022 Common Blue 3 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still....2 were female.
17 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 15 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 14 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Grayling 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.....a low number.
17 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.....a low number.
17 Jul 2022 High Brown Fritillary 4 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 22 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Ringlet 20 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Silver-washed Fritillary 6 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Small Heath 3 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.....a low number.
17 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 10 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.....freshly emerged
17 Jul 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 12 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still....all just emerged.
17 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 5 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still....all just emerged.
17 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Ringlet 27 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Silver-washed Fritillary 5 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still....all fast flying and male.
17 Jul 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 16 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.
17 Jul 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun
17 Jul 2022 Common Blue 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun
17 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun
17 Jul 2022 Grayling 18 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun
17 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun
17 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun....2 still quite fresh!
17 Jul 2022 Large White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun.
17 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun.
17 Jul 2022 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun. 2 very tatty and one freshly emerged 2nd brood?
17 Jul 2022 Ringlet 8 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun.
17 Jul 2022 Small Heath 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun.
17 Jul 2022 Wall Brown 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun....freshly emerged 2nd brood.
17 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm hazy slight breeze
17 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
17 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
17 Jul 2022 Ringlet 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
17 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
17 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Demonstrated its ability to walk upside down on the inside glass (...)
17 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 2 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick investigating ivy warm afternoon, no wind, hazy sun
17 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 9 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
17 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
17 Jul 2022 Small White 5 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
17 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jul 2022 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507952 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
17 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY269231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
17 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY269231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
17 Jul 2022 Small White 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY269231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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