Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
30 Aug 2022 Common Blue 2 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Suning on grass stems near cycle path 39223.jpeg
30 Aug 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh On wildflower seeding near cycle path 39222.jpeg
30 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY082470 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Mostly feeding on flowering mint plants 39221.jpeg
30 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY082470 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Mostly feeding on flowering mint plants 39220.jpeg
30 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 4 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY082470 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Mostly feeding on flowering mint plants 39219.jpeg
30 Aug 2022 Small Copper 4 Adult Grune Point Skinburness NY132564 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Sunny afternoon after dull morning 39217.jpeg
30 Aug 2022 Common Blue 3 Adult Grune Point Skinburness NY132564 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Sunny afternoon after dull morning 39216.jpeg
30 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 39211.jpeg
30 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 39210.jpeg
30 Aug 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 39209.jpeg
30 Aug 2022 Clouded Yellow 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.20- 12.40. 20c.
30 Aug 2022 Common Blue 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.20- 12.40. 20c. Including 3 females
30 Aug 2022 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.20- 12.40. 20c.
30 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.20- 12.40. 20c.
30 Aug 2022 Small White 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.20- 12.40. 20c.
30 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 26 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.20- 12.40. 20c.
30 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY230538 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
30 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY230538 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
30 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY230538 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
30 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY230538 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
30 Aug 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433835 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
30 Aug 2022 Large White 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433835 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
30 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 3 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433835 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
30 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433835 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
30 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 11 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
30 Aug 2022 Large White 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Especially on the Buddleja
30 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 3 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Especially on the Buddleja
30 Aug 2022 Peacock 8 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Especially on the Buddleja
30 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 11 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Especially on the Buddleja
30 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Especially on the Buddleja
30 Aug 2022 Small White 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Especially on the Buddleja
30 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Wetheral Carlisle NY465546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
30 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Carlisle NY468546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones at either end of viaduct in canopy
30 Aug 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5408579945 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 20% sun, 16C, windy.
30 Aug 2022 Grayling 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5408579945 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 20% sun, 16C, windy.
30 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5408579945 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 20% sun, 16C, windy.
30 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5408579945 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 20% sun, 16C, windy.
30 Aug 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5408579945 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 20% sun, 16C, windy.
30 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5408579945 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 20% sun, 16C, windy.
30 Aug 2022 Small White 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5408579945 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 20% sun, 16C, windy.
30 Aug 2022 Wall Brown 5 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5408579945 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 20% sun, 16C, windy.
30 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5442178732 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 17C.
30 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5442178732 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 17C.
30 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5442178732 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 17C.
30 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2022 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2022 Peacock 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2022 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Grune Point Skinburness NY132563 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Sunny afternoon after dull morning
30 Aug 2022 Large White 3 Adult Grune Point Skinburness NY132563 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Sunny afternoon after dull morning
30 Aug 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY082470 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh

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