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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
14 Sep 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny intervals, warm and breezy. 45555.jpeg
24 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Oaktree Crescent Cockermouth NY127310 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
24 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Oaktree Crescent Cockermouth NY127310 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
24 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 10 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Sep 2023 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 Sep 2023 Large White 3 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD296735 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
14 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 40 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD296735 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
14 Sep 2023 Small Copper 2 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD296735 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
14 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD296735 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
14 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY463548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
14 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 11 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny intervals, warm and breezy.
14 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny intervals, warm and breezy.
14 Sep 2023 Small White 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny intervals, warm and breezy.
14 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny intervals, warm and breezy.
4 Sep 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Hampsfell Hospice Grange-over-Sands SD400791 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
4 Sep 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Fell Drive Grange over Sands SD401777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny afternoon no wind on valerian
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Fell Drive Grange over Sands SD401777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny afternoon no wind on valerian
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny afternoon no wind on buddleia
4 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD396780 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny afternoon no wind zig zaging between the hedges on (...)
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD396780 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny afternoon no wind on ivy
4 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD396780 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny afternoon no wind on ivy
4 Sep 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Female, on Buddleia. Hot sunshine, calm, noon.
4 Sep 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey On Buddleia. Hot sunshine, calm, noon.
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey On Buddleia. Hot sunshine, calm, noon.
4 Sep 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
4 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
4 Sep 2023 Small White 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
4 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
4 Sep 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 10 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 15 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Sep 2023 Common Blue 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
4 Sep 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
4 Sep 2023 Small White 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
4 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
4 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY463548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
4 Sep 2023 Large White 2 Adult Garden Woodland Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Woodland Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
4 Sep 2023 Small White 2 Adult Garden Woodland Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
4 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Garden Woodland Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
4 Sep 2023 Large White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Alstonby NY410652 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
4 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Alstonby NY410652 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
4 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 11 Adult Woodland Garden Alstonby NY410652 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
4 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Sep 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 6 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Sep 2023 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
4 Sep 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 12 Adult High Seat Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon On heather on the Fell

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