Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Apr 2020 Green-veined White 17 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 14 Adult Back Wood Arnside SD476778 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell 12 males, 2 females
27 Apr 2020 Green-veined White 7 Adult Garden Allonby NY081433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Apr 2020 Small White 7 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Apr 2020 Peacock 7 Adult Back Wood Arnside SD476778 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 6 Adult Peasey Beck Endmoor SD538840 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
17 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 5 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman 3 males ,2 females
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Cumbria Coastal Way Allithwaite SD389753 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
27 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 4 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD293753 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace All male. 25227.jpeg
27 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD293753 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 3 circling. 3.30pm. Lethargic flight.
27 Apr 2020 Duke of Burgundy 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould At Kettlewell crag on daily walk
27 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Waterslack wood Arnside SD469763 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell
27 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 4 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson 3males 1female
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Cockshot Lane Storth SD483800 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 4 Adult Grisleymires Lane Milnthorpe SD495817 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Grisleymires Lane Milnthorpe SD495817 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
27 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Waterslack wood Arnside SD468764 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell
17 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Underlaid Wood Milnthorpe SD484796 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Peasey Beck Endmoor SD538840 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny, fairly warm.
27 Apr 2020 Small White 2 Adult Garden Allonby NY081433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Waterslack wood Arnside SD469763 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell
27 Apr 2020 Holly Blue 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
27 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY231537 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
27 Apr 2020 Small White 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson Flying together in garden.
27 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Grange-in-Borrowdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY249169 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
17 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
17 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
17 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Cart Lane Grange over Sands SD401766 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Small White 2 Adult Greaves Wood Lane Grange over Sands SD395760 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny no wind seen during my daily exercise
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Guides Farm Grange over Sands SD401764 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell in garden. Feeding on plum blossom
7 Apr 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick males Warm and sunny
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick . Warm and sunny
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick . Warm and sunny
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Sedbergh Drive Kendal SD530929 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Cockshot Lane Milnthorpe SD485801 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Storth Storth SD476805 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Apr 2020 Large White 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould in garden
27 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould Female in garden
27 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Holmescales quarry Old Hutton SD5667088630 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould in field
27 Apr 2020 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD497898 VC69 Westmorland Gary Lawrence seen during exercise walk from home 25221.jpeg
27 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Field Ulverston SD291756 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Off Red Lane. Basking on soil.
27 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Allonby NY081433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Apr 2020 Comma 1 Adult Back Wood Arnside SD476778 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell
27 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Challon Arnside SD478768 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell
27 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Challon Arnside SD475774 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell
27 Apr 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Middlebarrow Quarry Arnside SD469767 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell Next to quarry gate
27 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Middlebarrow Quarry Arnside SD469767 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell Next to quarry gate
27 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Middlebarrow Quarry Arnside SD469767 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell Next to quarry gate
27 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Waterslack wood Arnside SD468765 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell male
27 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Waterslack wood Arnside SD469767 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell
27 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Waterslack wood Arnside SD469766 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell male
27 Apr 2020 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Hutton Roof Common Witherslack SD5557477624 VC69 Westmorland Mr. Bryan Yorke
27 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Willow Woods North Walney Barrow-in-Furness SD178715 VC69 Westmorland P Reed Seen during afternoon walk around airfield
27 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Willow Woods North Walney Barrow-in-Furness SD178715 VC69 Westmorland P Reed Seen during afternoon walk around airfield
27 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson
27 Apr 2020 Holly Blue 1 Adult Milnthorpe Milnthorpe SD500816 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Thought I'd posted this before, but can't see it. Please delete (...)
17 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Lingmell Grange over Sands SD406776 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
17 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Lingmell Grange over Sands SD406776 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
17 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male, nectaring on garden Hyacinth.
17 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
17 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of 2020
17 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
17 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Cockshot Lane Milnthorpe SD485801 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Cockshot Lane Milnthorpe SD485801 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Hazelslack Milnthorpe SD483789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Apr 2020 Large White 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
17 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
7 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Peasey Beck Endmoor SD538840 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold In tithe sun on the rockery first butterfly seen for definite (...)
7 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Fell Close Grange over Sands SD399776 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind Male Seen on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Fell Close Grange over Sands SD399776 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind
7 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Greaves Wood Lane Grange over Sands SD395760 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Greaves Wood Lane Grange over Sands SD395760 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Greaves Wood Lane Grange over Sands SD395760 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Kirkhead End Allithwaite SD393750 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Kirkhead End Grange over Sands SD396754 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Kirkhead End Allithwaite SD393750 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny and no wind recorded on my daily physical (...)
7 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Female in garden
7 Apr 2020 Comma 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell in garden
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell in garden.
7 Apr 2020 Small White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male. Warm and sunny
7 Apr 2020 Comma 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm
7 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first one of 2020, a male.
7 Apr 2020 Small White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male.
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny, fairly warm.
7 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Old Sedbergh Road Kendal SD531928 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Just outside garden.

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