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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 May 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD336785 VC69 Westmorland Annette Alty On the hill overlooking the estuary 41070.jpeg
28 May 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Castle Head/Winster Meathop SD426803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Castle Head/Winster Meathop SD426803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Castle Head/Winster Meathop SD426803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Green-veined White 6 Adult Meathop Road Meathop SD431793 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Meathop Road Meathop SD431793 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult River Winster Meathop SD427793 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417908 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny intervals.
28 May 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417908 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Along woodland edge. Sunny intervals.
28 May 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret, David, Mark Eastlick no wind and full sun
28 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret, David, Mark Eastlick no wind and full sun
28 May 2023 Large White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret, David, Mark Eastlick no wind and full sun
28 May 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret, David, Mark Eastlick no wind and full sun very smart
28 May 2023 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY121014 VC70 Cumberland Charles Thompson
28 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult S. John's-in-the-Vale Legburthwaite NY318200 VC70 Cumberland Hugh Hill
28 May 2023 Large White 2 Adult Tutehill Farm Pica NY033202 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 May 2023 Orange-tip 4 Adult Tutehill Farm Pica NY033202 VC70 Cumberland John Callion males
28 May 2023 Small White 4 Adult Tutehill Farm Pica NY033202 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 May 2023 Green-veined White 4 Adult Roadside verges Uldale NY250367 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
28 May 2023 Orange-tip 5 Adult Roadside verges Uldale NY250367 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
28 May 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Roadside verges Uldale NY250367 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
28 May 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Silver Meadows Nature Reserve Cockermouth NY197308 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
28 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Silver Meadows Nature Reserve Cockermouth NY197307 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter

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