Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Apr 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Tarraby Lane, Stanwix. Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
23 Apr 2017 Holly Blue 1 Adult Tarraby Lane, Stanwix. Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien Male.
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 9 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY400568 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
23 Apr 2017 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443815 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
23 Apr 2017 Peacock 5 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443815 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443815 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
23 Apr 2017 Holly Blue 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443815 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
23 Apr 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443815 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
23 Apr 2017 Green Hairstreak 36 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443815 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 8419.jpeg
23 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Nectaring on Aubretia
23 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Nectaring on Bluebells
23 Apr 2017 Small Copper 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY577256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunning itself before a Green Hairstreak chased it away.
23 Apr 2017 Peacock 7 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY577256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY577256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All males.
23 Apr 2017 Green Hairstreak 42 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY577256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 6 seen initially then a further 36 in a different area when the (...) 8407.jpeg
23 Apr 2017 Comma 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY577256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones males
23 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male
23 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Kendal parks Kendal SD526910 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden on river bank by nettle bed
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Kendal SD526908 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden Male flying through looking for food or female ?
23 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY235535 VC70 Cumberland Neil Henderson
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY234538 VC70 Cumberland Neil Henderson
23 Apr 2017 Small White 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD419906 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
23 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417908 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on dandelion
23 Apr 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Orchard Cottage Levens SD486864 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying in the garden opened for charity
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Orchard Cottage Levens SD486864 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying in the garden opened for charity. Fresh male
23 Apr 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Orchard Cottage Levens SD486864 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying in the garden opened for charity
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Old Scotch Road Killington SD599894 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 10deg., strong southerly breeze, mostly sunny.
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Old Scotch Road Killington SD596880 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 10deg., strong southerly breeze, mostly sunny.
23 Apr 2017 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Old Scotch Road Killington SD598913 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 20minutes, 10deg., strong southerly breeze, mostly sunny. Much (...)
23 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Thornhill Meadows Abbeytown NY183487 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Thornhill Meadows Abbeytown NY183487 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Males
23 Apr 2017 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189717 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2 fighting over territory. Full sun. 50 min timed walk.
23 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190716 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On path. Full sun. 50 min timed walk.
23 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunning on a stone. 50 min timed walk.
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189717 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Male. Patrolling along path. Full sun. 50 min timed walk.
23 Apr 2017 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335775 VC69 Westmorland Colin
23 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335775 VC69 Westmorland Colin
23 Apr 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335775 VC69 Westmorland Colin
23 Apr 2017 Peacock 6 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335775 VC69 Westmorland Colin
23 Apr 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335775 VC69 Westmorland Colin In area where scrub has recently been cleared by CWT working (...)
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dry Lane Selside SD533974 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Male
23 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Bouthwaite Selside SD544986 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell 1 Male, 2 females
23 Apr 2017 Peacock 2 Adult Biglands Selside SD555973 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell

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