Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kendal garden Kendal SD507939 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
22 Oct 2023 Comma 1 Adult Near Home Farm, Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
22 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Near Home Farm, Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538842 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433873 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny day no wind
12 Oct 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433873 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny day no wind
12 Oct 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Red Lane Ulverston SD295757 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12c. 100% sun. 45825.jpeg
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Red Lane Ulverston SD295757 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12c. 100% sun. 45824.jpeg
12 Oct 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
12 Oct 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
12 Oct 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
12 Oct 2023 Comma 1 Adult Blackstone Point Arnside SD4371477533 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Blackstone Point Arnside SD4371477533 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
12 Oct 2023 Comma 4 Adult New Barns Caravan Site Arnside SD4420077731 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans In new area planted up with flowers close to café
12 Oct 2023 Large White 1 Adult New Barns Caravan Site Arnside SD4420077731 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans In new area planted up with flowers close to café
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult New Barns Caravan Site Arnside SD4420077731 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans In new area planted up with flowers close to café
22 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Derwentwater Keswick NY264227 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift on tree by boat landings in sunshine
22 Oct 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Settled briefly on a sunny wall around 3.30pm, then flew away.
22 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Wigton NY255475 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter In perfect condition. On Ivy flowers
12 Oct 2023 Comma 2 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY376431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 45828.jpeg
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY376431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
12 Oct 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift On Ivy
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift On Ivy
12 Oct 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On cat-mint, rather tatty.
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY462547 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
12 Oct 2023 Comma 3 Adult Garden Castle Carrock NY539551 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown overnight frost sunny nectaring on fallen apples and ivy (...)
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 9 Adult Garden Castle Carrock NY539551 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown overnight frost sunny nectaring on fallen apples and ivy (...)
12 Oct 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Castle Carrock NY539551 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown overnight frost sunny nectaring on fallen apples and ivy (...)
12 Oct 2023 Comma 2 Adult Woodland Garden Castle Carrock NY540550 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown overnight frost sunny nectaring on ivy flower
12 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 13 Adult Woodland Garden Castle Carrock NY540550 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown overnight frost sunny nectaring on ivy flower
2 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY463548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones w
2 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Gelt Bridge Brampton NY517591 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown overcast mild light breeze
2 Oct 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Gelt Bridge Brampton NY517591 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown overcast mild light breeze very tatty

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