Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289767 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 17 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun.
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 25 deg C full sun no wind
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, 3.30-4.40pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Skinburness Road Silloth NY116549 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 1500m of coast pathway, 2.50-3.30pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 11.00am on buddlea
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Wreay NY439477 VC70 Cumberland Steve Eyre
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
15 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Home garden Troutbeck Cumbria NY414007 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Sutton 23135.jpeg
5 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD4597785230 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
5 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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