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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
28 Aug 2023	Small White	1	Adult	Bridleway	Ulverston	SD285753	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C. Cloudy.
28 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Bridleway	Ulverston	SD285753	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C. Cloudy.
28 Aug 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Willington wood	Ulverston	SD294750	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C. Cloudy.
28 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Willington wood	Ulverston	SD294750	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C. Cloudy.
28 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	6	Adult	Siddick Village	Workington	NX999310	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	10	Adult	Siddick Village	Workington	NX999310	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Aug 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Marsh Road Dallam	Milnthorpe	SD488819	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick
28 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Marsh Road Dallam	Milnthorpe	SD488819	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick
28 Aug 2023	Small White	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
28 Aug 2023	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY463548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	single several times in bright sun joined briefly by a second
28 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY463548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
28 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY463548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	around garden all day
28 Aug 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Forestry road	Kershope Forestry	NY561881	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	cloudy cold wind
28 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Forestry road	Kershope Forestry	NY561881	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	cloudy cold wind
28 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Forestry road	Kershope Forestry	NY561881	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	cloudy cold wind
28 Aug 2023	Small White	1	Adult	Forestry road	Kershope Forestry	NY561881	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	cloudy cold wind
28 Aug 2023	Peacock	4	Adult	Forestry Track	Sleetbeck	NY495756	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	cloudy cold wind
28 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Forestry Track	Sleetbeck	NY495756	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	cloudy cold wind
28 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Aug 2023	Peacock	18	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
18 Aug 2023	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Garden	Kirkoswald	NY5545341549	VC70 Cumberland	Clive Griffiths	Please ignore last erroneous location. Comment otherwise as (...)
18 Aug 2023	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Garden Grange over Sands	Kirkoswald	NY55404157	VC70 Cumberland	Clive Griffiths	Brief 20 second sighting, first in the garden in 33 years. (...)
18 Aug 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY463548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	ac tive during several sunny spells - nectaring on snowberry and (...)
18 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Garden	Mockerkin	NY0902523167	VC70 Cumberland	Thalia Sparke
8 Aug 2023	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503936	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503936	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
8 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503936	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
8 Aug 2023	Small White	3	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503936	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
8 Aug 2023	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503936	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
8 Aug 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Flat Fell	Ennerdale Bridge	NY056139	VC70 Cumberland	Colin Smith
8 Aug 2023	Dark Green Fritillary	4	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c. 1 female in good condition and (...)
8 Aug 2023	Green-veined White	8	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c
8 Aug 2023	Large White	2	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c.
8 Aug 2023	Meadow Brown	15	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c
8 Aug 2023	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c. Both in very good condition.
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	18	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c
8 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	3	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c.
8 Aug 2023	Scotch Argus	55	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c.
8 Aug 2023	Small Heath	5	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c.
8 Aug 2023	Small Skipper	8	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c
8 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	12	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c
8 Aug 2023	Small White	5	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c
8 Aug 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Brow Foot Lane	Staveley	SD466995	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2023	Green-veined White	8	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
8 Aug 2023	Large White	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	7	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
8 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
8 Aug 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
8 Aug 2023	Small Skipper	16	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple	All well worn
8 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple	All well worn
8 Aug 2023	Small White	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple	All well worn
8 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	10	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
8 Aug 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve	Carlisle	NY2061	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	113	Adult	Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve	Carlisle	NY2061	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve	Carlisle	NY2061	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve	Carlisle	NY2061	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve	Carlisle	NY2061	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Wall Brown	8	Adult	Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve	Carlisle	NY2061	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Carlisle	NY2353	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	20	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Carlisle	NY2353	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Carlisle	NY2353	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Carlisle	NY2353	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Wall Brown	3	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Carlisle	NY2353	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	11	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
8 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
8 Aug 2023	Wall Brown	2	Adult	Lonning by cemetery	Wigton	NY243490	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
8 Aug 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Abbey Gills	Lanercost	NY550639	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
8 Aug 2023	Green-veined White	18	Adult	Abbey Gills	Lanercost	NY550639	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
8 Aug 2023	Large White	2	Adult	Abbey Gills	Lanercost	NY550639	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	14	Adult	Abbey Gills	Lanercost	NY550639	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
8 Aug 2023	Purple Hairstreak	1	Adult	Abbey Gills	Lanercost	NY550639	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
8 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Abbey Gills	Lanercost	NY550639	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
8 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Abbey Gills	Lanercost	NY550639	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
8 Aug 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY463548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	femail
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	2	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY463548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
8 Aug 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Churchyard	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Churchyard	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Churchyard	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze still alone
8 Aug 2023	Large White	2	Adult	Churchyard	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	15	Adult	Churchyard	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	9	Adult	Churchyard	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Churchyard	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Small White	1	Adult	Churchyard	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Garden	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	7	Adult	Garden	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	5	Adult	Garden	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Garden	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Small White	1	Adult	Garden	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Garden	Hayton	NY508576	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny light breeze
8 Aug 2023	Comma	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Large White	6	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	12	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Small White	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Brimstone	23	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	12 females, 11 males.
8 Aug 2023	Comma	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Gatekeeper	17	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	9	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Silver-washed Fritillary	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	1 female, 3 males.
8 Aug 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Brimstone	14	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	females 8, males 6.
8 Aug 2023	Comma	6	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Common Blue	4	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	1 female, 3 males.
8 Aug 2023	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Gatekeeper	3	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Grayling	2	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Large White	4	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Meadow Brown	6	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Northern Brown Argus	1	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	21	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	11	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	A595, near pavement	Lillyhall	NY015249	VC70 Cumberland	Simona Chesters	On Buddleja along the A595 at Lillyhall
8 Aug 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Own garden	Frizington	NY029166	VC70 Cumberland	Simona Chesters	On Buddleja, morning
8 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Own garden	Frizington	NY029166	VC70 Cumberland	Simona Chesters	On Buddleja, morning
8 Aug 2023	Wall Brown	2	Adult	Farm track	Mockerkin	NY0921322742	VC70 Cumberland	Thalia Sparke

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