Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

Submit sighting report. Show mode help. Show view help. Show first sightings. Show sightings gallery. Show data visualisations.




Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 83 Adult Talkin Game Cover Crop Brampton NY540568 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny am on perennial kale and radish. walk along edge count,2 (...) 45755.jpeg
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 55 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Probably many more, all seen from the boardwalk and path between (...) 45337.jpeg
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Maryport garden Maryport NY029359 VC70 Cumberland Joanne Hill 45299.jpeg
26 Sep 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD297737 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
26 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 18 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD297737 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
26 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Brigham Road Cockermouth NY114301 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
26 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 9 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Bardsea Ulverston SD299739 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Feeding on ivy in the sunshine
16 Sep 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD490941 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff Flying in blustery conditions
16 Sep 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
16 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
16 Sep 2023 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
16 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
16 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2023 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 90 Adult Home garden Seascale NY036013 VC70 Cumberland C Chuter Larger amounts of Red Admirals than I've ever seen before all at (...)
6 Sep 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
6 Sep 2023 Large White 1 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 10 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 2.40-3.50pm.
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 41 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 2.40-3.50pm.
6 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 4.20-4.55pm.
6 Sep 2023 Large White 2 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 4.20-4.55pm.
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 4.20-4.55pm.
6 Sep 2023 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Feeding on Ivy flowers
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
6 Sep 2023 Large White 2 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD306746 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 12 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD306746 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
6 Sep 2023 Small White 11 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD306746 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD306746 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY463548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
6 Sep 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult Bridleway Laversdale NY471627 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Bridleway Laversdale NY471627 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Small White 5 Adult Bridleway Laversdale NY471627 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny turnip field near by
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 15 Adult Bridleway Laversdale NY472626 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Footpath Laversdale NY474620 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Large White 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY493580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY493580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY493580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY493580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 14 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY493580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Large White 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY4110200783 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 24 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY4110200783 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY4110200783 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hot and sunny
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 21 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2023 Small White 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
6 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
6 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels

Branch information

In your area

  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

Full Branch Contacts List