Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
28 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
28 Jul 2023 Small Blue 1 Adult Crosscanonby Carr Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064395 VC70 Cumberland Colin Smith partial sun
28 Jul 2023 Large White 2 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 Jul 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion FRESH
28 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 6 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
28 Jul 2023 Large White 5 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
28 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
28 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
28 Jul 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
28 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 18 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On Knapweed 43936.jpeg
28 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On Knapweed
28 Jul 2023 Small White 10 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On Knapweed
28 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On Knapweed
28 Jul 2023 Wall Brown 1 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 43945.jpeg
28 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
28 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Swifts Nature Reserve Carlisle NY406568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 45408.jpeg
28 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Feeding on Clematis flowers
28 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
28 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Jul 2023 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Jul 2023 Grayling 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Jul 2023 Small Blue 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Jul 2023 Small White 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Jul 2023 Wall Brown 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 3 Adult Aldingham Beach Barrow in Furness SD283709 VC69 Westmorland Paul Rayney 43944.jpeg
28 Jul 2023 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45217717 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez Male
28 Jul 2023 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45167717 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez males
28 Jul 2023 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45157719 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez 1 male and 1 female
28 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 4 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Small Copper 5 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Large White 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
8 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
8 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Sands rd Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Feeding on clematis
8 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Caldew river Bog Bridge to Bell Bridge Raughton Head NY366436 VC70 Cumberland Claire Godfrey On vegetation and long grass alongside river bank
8 Jul 2023 Ringlet 5 Adult Caldew river Bog Bridge to Bell Bridge Raughton Head NY366436 VC70 Cumberland Claire Godfrey On vegetation and long grass alongside river bank
8 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 12 Adult Caldew river Bog Bridge to Bell Bridge Raughton Head NY366436 VC70 Cumberland Claire Godfrey On vegetation alongside river back
8 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Caldew river Bog Bridge to Bell Bridge Raughton Head NY366436 VC70 Cumberland Claire Godfrey On vegetation and long grass alongside river bank
8 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD08049461 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
8 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Jul 2023 Comma 4 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485877 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
8 Jul 2023 Large White 10 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485877 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
8 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485877 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory very numerous and widespread
8 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485877 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
8 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485877 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
8 Jul 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485877 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 2 males along lower ride
8 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485877 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
8 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485877 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
8 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 6 Adult Lonning south of Greenspot Wigton NY2456 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
8 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Lonning south of Greenspot Wigton NY2456 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
8 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Lonning south of Greenspot Wigton NY2456 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
8 Jul 2023 Ringlet 3 Adult Lonning south of Greenspot Wigton NY2456 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
8 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Lonning south of Greenspot Wigton NY2456 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
8 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Lonning south of Greenspot Wigton NY2456 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
8 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
8 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
8 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
8 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Dunthwaite Cockermouth NY153340 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Roadside
8 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 4 Adult Dunthwaite Cockermouth NY153340 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Roadside on a few oaks.
8 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dunthwaite Cockermouth NY153340 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Roadside
8 Jul 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Dunthwaite Cockermouth NY153340 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Roadside
8 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dunthwaite Cockermouth NY153340 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Roadside
8 Jul 2023 Small White 11 Adult Dunthwaite Cockermouth NY153340 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Roadside
8 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Dunthwaite Cockermouth NY153340 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Roadside near Isel Bridge
8 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 9 Adult Crossgreens Bewcastle NY561758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast brief sun intervals .1/2 mile east (...)
8 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 51 Adult Crossgreens Bewcastle NY561758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast brief sun intervals .1/2 mile east (...)
8 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Crossgreens Bewcastle NY561758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast brief sun intervals .1/2 mile east (...)
8 Jul 2023 Ringlet 35 Adult Crossgreens Bewcastle NY561758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast brief sun intervals .1/2 mile east (...)
8 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 6 Adult Crossgreens Bewcastle NY561758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast brief sun intervals .1/2 mile east (...)
8 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Crossgreens Bewcastle NY561758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast brief sun intervals .1/2 mile east (...)
8 Jul 2023 Small White 7 Adult Crossgreens Bewcastle NY561758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast brief sun intervals .1/2 mile east (...)
8 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 17 Adult High Park Askerton NY555714 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
8 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult High Park Askerton NY555714 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
8 Jul 2023 Ringlet 98 Adult High Park Askerton NY555714 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
8 Jul 2023 Small Heath 2 Adult High Park Askerton NY555714 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
8 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 6 Adult High Park Askerton NY555714 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
8 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult High Park Askerton NY555713 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
8 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult High Park Askerton NY555714 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
8 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
8 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon

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