Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Appletreeworth Torver SD254929 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 3 Adult Appletreeworth Torver SD253926 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Appletreeworth Torver SD254929 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Brocklebank Ground Torver SD276937 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Hummer Lane Torver SD268933 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Natty Bridge Forest Ride Torver SD242941 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson In reasonable condition, flying in bracken.
27 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Natty Bridge Forest Ride Torver SD242941 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Natty Bridge Forest Ride Torver SD242941 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Natty Bridge Forest Ride Torver SD242941 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Small Heath 1 Adult Natty Bridge Forest Ride Torver SD242941 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 3 Adult Natty Bridge Forest Ride Torver SD242941 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Natty Bridge Forest Ride Torver SD242941 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Walna Scar quarries Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD249962 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Hazy sunshine.
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Walna Scar quarries Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD249962 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Hazy sunshine.
27 Jul 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 1500 -15.30 17C 37934.jpeg
27 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 1500 -15.30 17C 37936.jpeg
27 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 1500 -15.30 17C
27 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD507924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Settling repeatedly on herbaceous leaves at ground level in (...) 37892.jpeg
27 Jul 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Buddleia. Sunny, 11.00 am.
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Buddleia. Sunny, 11.00 am.
27 Jul 2022 Small White 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Passing through garden. Sunny, 11.00 am.
27 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 30 Adult Field beside Loweswater Loweswater NY117224 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
27 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Field beside Loweswater Loweswater NY117224 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
27 Jul 2022 Ringlet 4 Adult Field beside Loweswater Loweswater NY117224 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Field beside Loweswater Loweswater NY106224 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
27 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 10 Adult Pathway above Loweswater Loweswater NY107224 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon Dancing about on long grasses two areas
27 Jul 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying in garden. On my small meadow, first garden record
27 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Coleridge Court Keswick NY264237 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On Buddleia just off Main Street at 12.45pm, sunny.
27 Jul 2022 Large White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
27 Jul 2022 Common Blue 2 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD398803 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Earp
27 Jul 2022 Grayling 3 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD398803 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Earp
27 Jul 2022 Small Heath 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD398803 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Earp
27 Jul 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Beach Allonby NY081428 VC70 Cumberland Patrick Anderson In iimmaculate condition. Also very large numbers of Cinnabar (...)
27 Jul 2022 Large White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm and still
27 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm and still
27 Jul 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm and still
27 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm and still
27 Jul 2022 Ringlet 3 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm and still
27 Jul 2022 Small Copper 3 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm and still
27 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 2 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm and still
27 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm and still
27 Jul 2022 Wall Brown 2 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm and still
27 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 12.45 sunny intervals.
27 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 12.45 sunny intervals.
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 12.45 sunny intervals.
27 Jul 2022 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 12.45 sunny intervals.

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