Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
19 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Caerulopunctata. 43461.jpeg
19 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD397770 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on bramble, aggregated grid reference
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD397770 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on bramble, aggregated grid reference
19 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD397770 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on bramble, aggregated grid reference
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Churchyard Witherslack SD431842 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
19 Jul 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Churchyard Witherslack SD431842 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buddleia
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 9 Adult Churchyard Witherslack SD431842 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buddleia
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Churchyard Witherslack SD431842 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Tatty.
19 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun.
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun.
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun.
19 Jul 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Very tatty.
19 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Tatty.
19 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Small White 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Grayling 5 Adult White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 4 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 4 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 9 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Small White 4 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Comma 6 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 4 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Undermillbeck Common Windermere SD421947 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Probably more than two. in oak canopy. 16.00
19 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 20 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD392769 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
19 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 3 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 8 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 3 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 7 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Large White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Grayling 4 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 9 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 4 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY468546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on 800 m walk west from Great Corby crossing Warm, sunny (...)
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY464548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on buddlea in garden
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY464548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on buddlea in garden
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY464548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on buddlea in garden
19 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 7 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind. seen on 6 different trees and twice saw (...)
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Ringlet 3 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 4 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind fresh
19 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells & breezy.
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 8 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 17 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon

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