Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Jul 2022 Common Blue 12 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 32 degrees - Very evident around the site. 37718.jpeg
18 Jul 2022 Ringlet 20 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 32 degrees - Ringlets all over the site - water and in the rough (...) 37717.jpeg
18 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 100 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 32 degrees - Small skippers everywhere - over the water and in (...) 37716.jpeg
18 Jul 2022 Common Blue 20 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 29 degrees - Around pond and up syke 37714.jpeg
18 Jul 2022 Ringlet 20 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 29 degrees - Around pond and up syke 37713.jpeg
18 Jul 2022 Small Heath 50 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 29 degrees - Small heaths everywhere 37712.jpeg
18 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 50 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 29 degrees - Small skippers all over the place 37711.jpeg
8 Jul 2022 Mountain Ringlet 30 Adult Hartsop Dodd Patterdale NY413117 VC69 Westmorland David Hughes Observed 11.30-13.00. Estimated number. They were seen from just (...) 37184.jpeg
28 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Queen's Road Kendal SD511931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oc sunny
18 Jul 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mid-morning 22oC 90% sun and almost still.....all male.
18 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 87 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mid-morning 22oC 90% sun and almost still.
18 Jul 2022 Ringlet 14 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mid-morning 22oC 90% sun and almost still.
18 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 50 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mid-morning 22oC 90% sun and almost still.
18 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mid-morning 22oC 90% sun and almost still.
18 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick seen over 3.5 hours in the cool of the morning whilst attacking (...)
18 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 20 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick seen over 3.5 hours in the cool of the morning whilst attacking (...)
18 Jul 2022 Small White 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick seen over 3.5 hours in the cool of the morning whilst attacking (...)
18 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY250369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
18 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY250369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
18 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY250369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
18 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY250369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
18 Jul 2022 Small White 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY250369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
18 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 8 Adult Long Grass Field Laversdale NY473621 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 7pm sunny warm
18 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Long Grass Field Laversdale NY473621 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 7pm sunny warm
18 Jul 2022 Ringlet 21 Adult Long Grass Field Laversdale NY473621 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 7pm sunny warm
18 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 6 Adult Long Grass Field Laversdale NY473621 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 7pm sunny warm
18 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Long Grass Field Laversdale NY473621 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 7pm sunny warm
18 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 5 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY518592 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown very hot full sun ,flying around large wych elm
18 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
18 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
18 Jul 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Don't remember seeing one of these in the garden before
18 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Burton-in-Kendal SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
18 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Whasset Milnthorpe SD507811 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Roadkill
18 Jul 2022 Brimstone 5 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD334818 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 26/27C-Wide-ranging walk through the woods
18 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD334818 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 26/27C-Wide-ranging walk through the woods
18 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 6 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD334818 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 26/27C-Wide-ranging walk through the woods
18 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD334818 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 26/27C-Wide-ranging walk through the woods
18 Jul 2022 Silver-washed Fritillary 19 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD334818 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 26/27C-Wide-ranging walk through the woods
18 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 4 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD334818 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 26/27C-Wide-ranging walk through the woods
18 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Roudsea Wood Ulverston SD334818 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 26/27C-Wide-ranging walk through the woods
8 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 4 Adult Brockhole Garden Troutbeck Bridge NY388008 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
8 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Brockhole Garden Troutbeck Bridge NY388008 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
8 Jul 2022 Ringlet 8 Adult Brockhole Garden Troutbeck Bridge NY388008 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
8 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 3 Adult Thornthwaite Crag Patterdale NY43151005 VC69 Westmorland David Hughes Observed 15.00. Flying alongside wall next to beacon. Weather: (...)
8 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD435835 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Two active in the elm canopy
8 Jul 2022 Mountain Ringlet 40 Adult Kidsty Pike Hartsop NY4420012637 VC69 Westmorland Richard Lowe Minimum number; seen regularly along the footpath from Hartsop, (...)

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