Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Jul 2016 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Confirmed as females by B.C. 4 other large Fritillaries flying (...) 6351.jpeg
23 Jul 2016 Brimstone 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 2 male, 2 female. 6298.jpeg
23 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace A pair.
23 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 45 mins walk around reserve.
23 Jul 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast but warm.
23 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 45 mins walk around reserve.
23 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory low number but good condition
23 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
23 Jul 2016 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory one individual in very poor condition
23 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory very close to the trig point
23 Jul 2016 Scotch Argus 20 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory Good numbers and easy sightings in most of the upper meadows. (...)
23 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 10 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
23 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 3 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Ringlet 8 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 7 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Appeared during two brief sunny spells.
23 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Other Whites flying but not identified.
23 Jul 2016 Large Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 19 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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