Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 18 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Derelict area Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mid-morning, intermittent sunshine, breezy. Feeding on (...)
29 Aug 2023 Small White 3 Adult Derelict area Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mid-morning, intermittent sunshine, breezy. Feeding on (...)
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 9 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Countryside pathway Bassenthwaite NY198329 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 15 Adult Countryside pathway Bassenthwaite NY203328 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon On walk from Armathwaite to Isel bridge
29 Aug 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 10 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
29 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick Sunning itself on rubeckia
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Aug 2023 Large White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 4 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY404572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY463548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones single about al day in sunny periods joined by a second briefly
29 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones single about al day in sunny periods joined by a second briefly
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 13 Adult Garden Hayton NY508576 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny after heavy shower
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 14 Adult Garden Hayton NY508576 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny after heavy shower unusually high number for site

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