Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On verbena bonariensis.
24 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On verbena bonariensis.
24 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On verbena bonariensis.
24 Aug 2022 Wall Brown 1 Adult Top of Orrest Head Windermere SD415994 VC69 Westmorland David Owen 1 male on rocks at top of Orrest Head. Warm, sunny, still. 38899.jpeg
24 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Holker Estate Cark SD358774 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Holker gardens. !4,00 to 15.00. Sunny spells
24 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 6 Adult Holker Estate Cark SD358774 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Holker gardens. !4,00 to 15.00. Sunny spells
24 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holker Estate Cark SD358774 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Holker gardens. !4,00 to 15.00. Sunny spells
24 Aug 2022 Small White 10 Adult Holker Estate Cark SD358774 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Holker gardens. !4,00 to 15.00. Sunny spells
24 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Holker Estate Cark SD358774 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Holker gardens. !4,00 to 15.00. Sunny spells
24 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 25 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD296735 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian At least 25 on the Thistles at the edge of the path. Difficult (...) 38897.jpeg
24 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Westfield Nature Trail Barrow-in-Furness SD228665 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 38890.jpeg
24 Aug 2022 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2022 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2022 Peacock 11 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 38935.jpeg
24 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 10 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell First in garden this year.
24 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2022 Small White 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2022 Large White 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
24 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
24 Aug 2022 Peacock 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
24 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 5 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
24 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
24 Aug 2022 Small White 5 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
24 Aug 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals light breeze
24 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals light breeze
24 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals light breeze
24 Aug 2022 Small White 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals light breeze
24 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals light breeze
24 Aug 2022 Wall Brown 2 Adult Field edge Mockerkin NY0922522722 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 38898.jpeg
24 Aug 2022 Comma 1 Adult Our Garden Portinscale NY249238 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Second I have seen in the garden this summer. 38911.jpeg

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