Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
8 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
8 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY0903523166 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke First one this year in the garden 40127.jpeg
8 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY0903523166 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 40128.jpeg
8 Apr 2023 Peacock 16 Adult Ennerdale Water Adjacent to Ennerdale Bridge NY110151 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson From Bowness Knott towards the end of the lake
8 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ennerdale Water Adjacent to Ennerdale Bridge NY110151 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson From Bowness Knott towards the end of the lake
8 Apr 2023 Peacock 12 Adult Lakeside walk Bassenthwaite NY215305 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon Pt of Allerdale Ramble from St Bega's to Armathwaite Hall. Saw (...)
18 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Park Wood Bassenthwaite NY238329 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon In cleared woodland
18 Apr 2023 Peacock 16 Adult Park Wood Bassenthwaite NY238329 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon In cleared woodland and field
18 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Park Wood Bassenthwaite NY238329 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon In cleared woodland and field
28 Apr 2023 Large White 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift Flying through and landed on buddleia leaf
28 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Roadside verges Naddle NY299238 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
18 Apr 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Eden south bank path Carlisle NY389570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
18 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Eden south bank path Carlisle NY389570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
18 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males 40565.jpeg
18 Apr 2023 Small White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of the year.
18 Apr 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of the year. I have seen at least one at this location (...) 40270.jpeg
18 Apr 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Several seen during the day, with two flying together for a (...)
28 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones in addition to earler record for this day ; activity centred on (...)
28 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male nectaring in viburnhamthen retreating to tall holly bush
28 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male
18 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male
18 Apr 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male
18 Apr 2023 Peacock 9 Adult Dunmallard Hill Pooley Bridge NY46782462 VC70 Cumberland Rose Thompson Sunny and warm
28 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Corby Woods Wetheral NY468547 VC70 Cumberland Amelia Bennett Margrave 40578.jpeg
28 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 5 Adult Corby Woods Wetheral NY468552 VC70 Cumberland Amelia Bennett Margrave 4 males, 1 female along path by river
28 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Laversdale NY476626 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
18 Apr 2023 Peacock 12 Adult Heughscar Hill Pooley Bridge NY47922338 VC69 Westmorland Rose Thompson Sunny and warm
8 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male flying around garden. Sunny and warm.
8 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm.
8 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Both nectaring on Osmanthus and Cardamine Pratensis. Sunny and (...)
8 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Swindale Penrith NY507115 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 10-12 over the dale, feeding on willow - no Green Hairstreaks (...) 40143.jpeg
28 Apr 2023 Peacock 10 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY514674 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny slight breeze
28 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY514674 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny slight breeze
18 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 21 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell More Bilberry today. Warm in the sun, windy. 40173.jpeg
18 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 5 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Males.
18 Apr 2023 Peacock 11 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
8 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 10 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Penrith NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Not much Bilberry about. Sunny and warm. 40130.jpeg
8 Apr 2023 Peacock 4 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Penrith NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm.
8 Apr 2023 Brimstone 4 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD334826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
8 Apr 2023 Brimstone 3 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
8 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Female nectaring on Lady's Smock.
8 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
18 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Wilson House Lindale SD425810 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick seen from car but there is only one yellow butterfly around at (...)
18 Apr 2023 Brimstone 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
18 Apr 2023 Small White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
18 Apr 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny
18 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny
18 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny with cool wind
18 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 11 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny with cool wind
18 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny with cool wind
8 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Levens Levens SD4890786222 VC69 Westmorland Steve Meredith
18 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Holeslack Farm Field Sizergh SD4902588268 VC69 Westmorland Thalia Sparke 40182.jpeg
8 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD498879 VC69 Westmorland Steve Kirtley
8 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD498879 VC69 Westmorland Steve Kirtley
18 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Low Sizergh Farm Sizergh SD503877 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny but cool gusty wind
18 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Kendal Golf Course Kendal SD508927 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Did not settle. In sunshine, sheltered by trees from a very (...)
18 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Low Park Wood Sizergh SD5100888257 VC69 Westmorland Thalia Sparke Female
28 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Kendal SD531928 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Sunny, warm and sheltered
8 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Nectaring on ornamental cherry.

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