Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell One extremely small.
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY615217 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Small tortoiseshells evident in this hay meadow during sunny (...)
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Holme Fell area Burton-in-Kendal SD541785 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 16.20 - 18.10 breezy
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Barrowfield Lot Brigsteer SD478907 VC69 Westmorland Martin 20C, full sun, calm
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Bolton Wood Lane Wigton NY2543 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wharton Tarn Skelwith Bridge SD331987 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Hay Fell Kendal SD5494 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY554114 VC69 Westmorland Robert Dawson
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 14 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Gillerthwaite, Lorton Cockermouth NY146157 VC70 Cumberland Tony Kavanagh
16 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Commonmire Lane Endmoor SD533846 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
16 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 14 Adult Commonmire Lane Endmoor SD534853 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
16 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX956154 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson On cliff tops between NX956154 and NX945133
16 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4889 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey One hour. Warm, still, muggy.
16 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD399783 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY36564986 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright sunshine.
6 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317883 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter

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