Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Jul 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Barrowmouth Whitehaven NX958155 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
6 Jul 2016 Small White 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 70 mins.
6 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 70 mins.
6 Jul 2016 Ringlet 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 70 mins.
6 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 70 mins.
6 Jul 2016 Large Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 70 mins.
6 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD551771 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 15oC 20% sun.
6 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 3 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD551771 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 15oC 20% sun.
6 Jul 2016 Small Heath 8 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD551771 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 15oC 20% sun.
6 Jul 2016 Ringlet 40 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD551771 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 15oC 20% sun.
6 Jul 2016 Northern Brown Argus 9 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD551771 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 15oC 20% sun.
6 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 17 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD551771 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 15oC 20% sun.
6 Jul 2016 Large Skipper 1 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD551771 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 15oC 20% sun.
6 Jul 2016 Grayling 4 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD551771 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 15oC 20% sun.
6 Jul 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 15 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD551771 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 15oC 20% sun.
6 Jul 2016 Common Blue 22 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD551771 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 15oC 20% sun.
16 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY380343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 17C. Breezy.
16 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY380343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2016 Ringlet 145 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY380343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Seen in one hour.
16 Jul 2016 Peacock 200 Larva Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY380343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Hundreds of Caterpillars on Nettles. 6147.jpeg
16 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY380343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2016 Large Skipper 2 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY380343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY380343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 4 hours on Burton Fell.
16 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD551779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 4 hours on Burton Fell.
16 Jul 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD551779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jul 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 4 hours on Burton Fell.
16 Jul 2016 Ringlet 10 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 4 hours on Burton Fell.
16 Jul 2016 Ringlet 10 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD551779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 4 hours on Burton Fell.
16 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD551779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jul 2016 Grayling 15 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 4 hours on Burton Fell.
16 Jul 2016 Grayling 15 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD551779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jul 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 15 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD551779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jul 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 20 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 4 hours on Burton Fell. About twenty "large fritillaries". One (...)
16 Jul 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 4 hours on Burton Fell.
16 Jul 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Burton Fell Clawthorpe SD551779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Winster Green Lane Winster SD413944 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mostly sunny but very gusty wind. Nectaring on thistles.
16 Jul 2016 Large Skipper 2 Adult Winster Green Lane Winster SD413944 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mostly sunny but very gusty wind. Nectaring on thistles.
16 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Winster Green Lane Winster SD413944 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mostly sunny but very gusty wind. Nectaring on thistles.
16 Jul 2016 Small White 3 Adult Park House Farm Heversham SD493825 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick picking strawberries
16 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Park House Farm Heversham SD493825 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
16 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Park House Farm Heversham SD493825 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick picking strawberries
26 Jul 2016 Small White 3 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Ringlet 2 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 2 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Large White 2 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 5 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Comma 2 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Brimstone 3 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Arnside SD498755 VC60 West Lancashire Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Small White 4 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Arnside SD558783 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Arnside SD558783 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Large White 2 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Arnside SD558783 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Grayling 1 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Arnside SD558783 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Arnside SD558783 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
26 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes in and around the quarry. Occasional sunny spells.
26 Jul 2016 Small White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes in and around the quarry. Occasional sunny spells.
26 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes in and around the quarry. Occasional sunny spells.
26 Jul 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes in and around the quarry. Occasional sunny spells.
26 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes in and around the quarry. Occasional sunny spells.
26 Jul 2016 Large White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
26 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes in and around the quarry. Occasional sunny spells.
26 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 17 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes in and around the quarry. Occasional sunny spells.
26 Jul 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes in and around the quarry. Occasional sunny spells.
26 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 1 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD169713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast, light drizzle. 16C.
26 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 15 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD169713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast, light drizzle. 16C.
26 Jul 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD169713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast, light drizzle. 16C.
26 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD489878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 15 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD489878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD489878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Ringlet 15 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD489878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD489878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD489878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD489878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Ringlet 10 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 30 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 100% cloud
26 Jul 2016 Large White 2 Adult Ulverston Sands Road Ulverston SD289776 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold on the climbing rose flower after the rain
26 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Ulverston Sands Road Ulverston SD289776 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold on the climbing rose flower after the rain

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