Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
19 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell male 35316.jpeg
19 Apr 2022 Peacock 5 Adult Eggerslack Woods Grange over Sands SD404791 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick at edge of woods and the open grassland of Hampsfell (...)
19 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick In sunshine and sniffing around ivey andholly
19 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 2 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD404778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny day, both investigating a laurel bush
19 Apr 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD399793 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunning itself on a warm rock
19 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD399807 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick perched on bramble
19 Apr 2022 Comma 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong
19 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong Single female
19 Apr 2022 Peacock 3 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong
19 Apr 2022 Speckled Wood 17 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong Most flying deeper into Willow plantation
19 Apr 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Irton Pike Gosforth NY122017 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson On summit in warm sun
19 Apr 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Irton Pike Gosforth NY122017 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
19 Apr 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Verge Uldale NY250368 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift Flitting abou.on wild flowers
19 Apr 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Brigsteer Road Brigsteer SD4888 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff Male
19 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
19 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Male. Feeding on Honesty flower
19 Apr 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Warm sunshine
19 Apr 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD333826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
19 Apr 2022 Green Hairstreak 20 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD333826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian Lost count after 20
19 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD333826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
19 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 2 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD333826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
19 Apr 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD333826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
19 Apr 2022 Small White 1 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD333826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
19 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 3 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY217456 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Males
19 Apr 2022 Small White 1 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY217456 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson M
19 Apr 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD460789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
19 Apr 2022 Green Hairstreak 21 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell A lot of this reserve is still cordoned off so there is no (...)
19 Apr 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Apr 2022 Large White 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
19 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 3 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
19 Apr 2022 Green Hairstreak 20 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD442815 VC69 Westmorland Tom O'Boyle Approximate count, too active to count exactly.
19 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD442815 VC69 Westmorland Tom O'Boyle

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