Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
4 Aug 2016 Small Skipper 3 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
4 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
4 Aug 2016 Large White 2 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
4 Aug 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very tatty.
4 Aug 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Side Pike Langdale NY297038 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Far too wet, cold. windy for it to fly.
4 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 4 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
4 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
4 Aug 2016 Small Copper 1 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
4 Aug 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
4 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
4 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
4 Aug 2016 Large White 1 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
4 Aug 2016 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
4 Aug 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
4 Aug 2016 Small White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Aug 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Aug 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Aug 2016 Gatekeeper 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Aug 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Aug 2016 Comma 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
14 Aug 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Mill Side SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Mark Nightingale In woodland at the back of Oversands School. Not sure what the (...) 7003.jpeg
14 Aug 2016 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Mill Side SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Mark Nightingale In woodland at the back of Oversands School 6992.jpeg
14 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD328819 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick along the Natural England purple path
14 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 6 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
14 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
14 Aug 2016 Small Blue 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
14 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
14 Aug 2016 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
14 Aug 2016 Common Blue 4 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
24 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Stanwix Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien On Buddleia.
24 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Penrith garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell First ever in garden, on Buddleia.
24 Aug 2016 Peacock 5 Adult Fields beside River Lowther Whale NY521782 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Fields beside River Lowther Whale NY521782 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Fields beside River Lowther Whale NY521782 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Other Whites flying but not close enough for ID.
24 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY463549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
24 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY465546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
24 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2016 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7579.jpeg
24 Aug 2016 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males, the first already flying at 9:05 a.m.
24 Aug 2016 Large White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2016 Large White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick on and around Buddleias
24 Aug 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick A female in good condition on and around Buddleias. None seen (...)
24 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 2 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick on and around Buddleias
24 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
24 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Station Yard Grange over Sands SD412782 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on buddleia
24 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431831 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
24 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431832 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
24 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on buddleia
24 Aug 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432830 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
24 Aug 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431831 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
24 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
24 Aug 2016 Small Heath 2 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
24 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
24 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun....all on Buddleia
24 Aug 2016 Small White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun....all on Buddleia
24 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 15 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun....all on Buddleia
24 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun....all on Buddleia
24 Aug 2016 Peacock 15 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun....all on Buddleia
24 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun....all on Buddleia
24 Aug 2016 Large White 8 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun....all on Buddleia
24 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun....all on Buddleia
24 Aug 2016 Brimstone 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun....all on Buddleia

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    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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