Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Jul 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459790 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Quite a surprise - came to my moth trap 125MV over 2 x 30W (...)
22 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 6 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 43716.jpeg
22 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 6 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 5 Adult Matterdale Thackthwaite NY408259 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin 43094.jpeg
12 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 5 Adult Matterdale Thackthwaite NY408259 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin I think it's a small skipper...
12 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown wet am brief sunny spell 1pm.
12 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown wet am brief sunny spell 1pm.
12 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 3 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown wet am brief sunny spell 1pm. immature oak tree new site
12 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown wet am brief sunny spell 1pm.
12 Jul 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown wet am brief sunny spell 1pm.
12 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown wet am brief sunny spell 1pm.
12 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown wet am brief sunny spell 1pm.
12 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown wet am brief sunny spell 1pm.
2 Jul 2023 Ringlet 10 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY758085 VC69 Westmorland Julia Garner 42667.jpeg
2 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 5 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY758085 VC69 Westmorland Julia Garner 42668.jpeg
2 Jul 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. count straight after heavy (...)
2 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. count straight after heavy (...)
2 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. count straight after heavy (...)
2 Jul 2023 Ringlet 63 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. count straight after heavy (...)
2 Jul 2023 Common Blue 2 Adult Kershopehead Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. found in sheltered spots mating (...)
2 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Kershopehead Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. found in sheltered spots
2 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 6 Adult Kershopehead Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. found in sheltered spots
2 Jul 2023 Ringlet 12 Adult Kershopehead Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. found in sheltered spots
2 Jul 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Kershopehead Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. found in sheltered spots
2 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Kershopehead Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. found in sheltered spots (...)
2 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Langley Burn Bridge Track Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy.
2 Jul 2023 Large Skipper 6 Adult Langley Burn Bridge Track Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy.
2 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Langley Burn Bridge Track Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy.
2 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Langley Burn Bridge Track Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy.
2 Jul 2023 Ringlet 28 Adult Langley Burn Bridge Track Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy.
2 Jul 2023 Comma 3 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
2 Jul 2023 Large Skipper 2 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
2 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 11 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
2 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
2 Jul 2023 Ringlet 6 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
2 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
2 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman

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