Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Warm and sunny. 42326.jpeg
25 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Warm and sunny. 42325.jpeg
25 Jun 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Warm and sunny. 42324.jpeg
25 Jun 2023 Ringlet 85 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Warm and sunny. 42323.jpeg
25 Jun 2023 Small Heath 12 Adult Caudale Moor Hartsop NY41321012 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Strong wind. Warm but mostly overcast.
25 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 3 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY41521112 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Strong wind but otherwise favourable warm and sunny conditions. (...)
25 Jun 2023 Small Heath 17 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY41521112 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Strong wind but otherwise favourable warm and sunny conditions.
25 Jun 2023 Large Heath 11 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD44328205 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 4.30pm. Warm. Rain clearing to mostly sunny.
25 Jun 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD487912 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mid morning, Warm, occasional sunshine.
25 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD494909 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mid morning, Warm, occasional sunshine.
25 Jun 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
25 Jun 2023 White-letter Hairstreak 8 Adult Kendal Golf Course Kendal SD508925 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Flying round elms by 17th tee 7.45am
25 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
25 Jun 2023 Common Blue 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023 Large White 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 120 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Parkhouse area Cockermouth NY135314 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
25 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY465544 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
25 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
25 Jun 2023 Comma 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Very fresh.
25 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Low Moss Keswick NY284205 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
25 Jun 2023 Small Heath 40 Adult Low Moss Keswick NY284205 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
25 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Springs Wood Keswick NY277225 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon

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