Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY256586 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 41986.jpeg
17 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 30 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY252584 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 41985.jpeg
17 Jun 2023 Large Heath 20 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY252584 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Greatest numbers near the boardwalk between the raised platform (...) 41980.jpeg
7 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD448767 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle Very fresh 41578.jpeg
7 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 3 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY547112 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 16-18 degrees, quite windy but sunny - By the track along the (...) 41573.jpeg
7 Jun 2023 Small Heath 30 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY547112 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 16-18 degrees, quite windy but sunny - the total from the dam up (...) 41572.jpeg
7 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 40 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY543111 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 16-18 degrees, quite windy but sunny - the total from the dam up (...) 41571.jpeg
7 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Illgill head Wasdale NY165048 VC70 Cumberland Martin Timms Not an extensive search.... just before cairn to right of path. (...) 41569.jpeg
27 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
17 Jun 2023 Ringlet 12 Adult Lillyhall Distington NY024253 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Weddicar Rigg Lillyhall NY024253 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Jun 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Middle Blakebank Underbarrow SD456913 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick overcast and cooler than of late
17 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 5 Adult Campfield lonning Wigton NY1961 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Campfield lonning Wigton NY1961 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Campfield lonning Wigton NY1961 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2023 Ringlet 3 Adult Campfield lonning Wigton NY1961 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 20 Adult Campfield lonning Wigton NY1961 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY256586 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh
7 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 8 Adult Burns Beck Moss NR Witherslack SD595881 VC69 Westmorland Brian Hancock
7 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Eggerslack Woods edge Grange over Sands SD405795 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick overcast day in morning
7 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Hampsfell Hospice Grange over Sands SD399794 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick day warming with some sunny periods
7 Jun 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Hampsfell Hospice Grange over Sands SD399794 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick day warming with some sunny periods
7 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult High Hampsfield Farm Lindale SD401805 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick day warming with some sunny periods
7 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 14 Adult Greathall Gill, Irton Fell Wasdale NY145028 VC70 Cumberland Martin Timms Not an extensive search.... just before broken stone wall, to (...)
7 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD5054093270 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 20C.
7 Jun 2023 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD5054093270 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 20C.
7 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 7 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD5054093270 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 20C. Mainly in sheltered areas below the crag.
7 Jun 2023 Small Heath 8 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD5054093270 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 20C.
7 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 16 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD5054093270 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 20C. Lots in sheltered areas below the crags.
7 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD5054093270 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 20C.
7 Jun 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD448767 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
7 Jun 2023 Common Blue 2 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD448767 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
7 Jun 2023 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD448767 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
7 Jun 2023 Northern Brown Argus 10 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD448767 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
7 Jun 2023 Small Heath 2 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD448767 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle

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