Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
7 Apr 2023 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm.
7 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm. Nectaring on Cardamine Pratensis and (...) 40120.jpeg
7 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Richard Brown warm sunshine a red admiral was seen by another walker
7 Apr 2023 Comma 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Richard Brown warm sunshine
7 Apr 2023 Brimstone 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Richard Brown warm sunshine
7 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Brigsteer Woods Brigsteer SD486881 VC69 Westmorland Richard Brown warm sunshine
7 Apr 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Brigsteer Woods Brigsteer SD486881 VC69 Westmorland Richard Brown warm sunshine
7 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson In garden
7 Apr 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson In garden and adjoining woodland
7 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Brantwood Gdns Coniston SD311956 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny warm day
7 Apr 2023 Peacock 7 Adult Brantwood Gdns Coniston SD311956 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny warm day
7 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Brantwood Gdns Coniston SD311956 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny warm day
7 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Flying around a large yew tree in the sunshine at 3.40pm. My (...)
7 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 40574.jpeg
7 Apr 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY40335703 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2 males flying together in the sunshine around 2.50pm. One (...) 40094.jpeg
7 Apr 2023 Comma 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lancaster Canal Holme SD532810 VC69 Westmorland Mark and David Eastlick between bridges 161 and 155
7 Apr 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun, blue sky littlw wind
7 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk
7 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk Territorial flights around young pines near boardwalk. terrible (...) 40091.jpeg
7 Apr 2023 Comma 2 Adult Riverside path Caldbeck NY341398 VC70 Cumberland Julia Garner
7 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. 12C.
7 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Stony Beck Great Corby NY469547 VC70 Cumberland Amelia Bennett Margrave
7 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Stony Beck Great Corby NY469546 VC70 Cumberland Amelia Bennett Margrave
17 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Levens garden Levens SD487866 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Overcast, still, mild, 3.30pm.. Feeding at Dandelion, Lesser (...)
27 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh Chilly breeze and cloudy. Single specimen roosting on heather. 40345.jpeg

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