Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
19 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 42335.jpeg
19 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female 40564.jpeg
19 Apr 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 40557.jpeg
19 Apr 2023 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female 40555.jpeg
29 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Males. 40346.jpeg
19 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY574254 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh Male & female, (female in pic.) near parking area. 40189.jpeg
19 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY574255 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh Sunny patch in the woodland/heather 40187.jpeg
9 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD44428194 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Settling on grass stalks in the sunshine. 40139.jpeg
29 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Eggerslack Woods edge Grange over Sands SD404792 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm afternoon, no wind
29 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD404778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm afternoon, no wind Investigating a white van
29 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Hampsfield Lindale SD404794 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm afternoon, no wind
29 Apr 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult High Hampsfield Lindale SD398806 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm afternoon, no wind
29 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garage Uldale NY250369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift Released from garage
29 Apr 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Ulverston Canal path Ulverston SD311778 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
29 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 3 Adult Ulverston Canal path Ulverston SD311778 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Males. Not much Cardamine pratensis around
29 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Ulverston Canal path Ulverston SD311778 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Males. Not much Cardamine pratensis around
29 Apr 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD292727 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
29 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 4 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD292727 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
29 Apr 2023 Peacock 4 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD292727 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
29 Apr 2023 Small White 2 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD292727 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
29 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD45907812 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez male
19 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14C. 20% sun.
19 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190716 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14C. 20% sun. Basking on path through the wood.
19 Apr 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Lane Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift on ground
19 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside Village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male flying in garden and on Bowles Mauve wallflower
19 Apr 2023 Comma 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389741 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and sheltered along the lane.
19 Apr 2023 Comma 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391739 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Along a 100m stretch of wall on the sheltered and sunny side of (...)
19 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389741 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and sheltered along the lane.
19 Apr 2023 Peacock 4 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389741 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and sheltered along the lane.
19 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
19 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Some sun, cold wind.
19 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Some sun, cold wind.
19 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Breaks Moss Irthington, Carlisle NY511646 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown evening sunny cold wind
19 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Breaks Moss Irthington, Carlisle NY511646 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown evening sunny cold wind two pairs one mating other fighting and (...)
19 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD4582783826 VC69 Westmorland Thalia Sparke
19 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Woodland track Keswick NY281241 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon On ground
19 Apr 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Woodland track Keswick NY281241 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon Mostly on ground
19 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY574254 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh Sunny patch in the woodland/heather
9 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Catcrag Farm Witherslack SD434825 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
9 Apr 2023 Comma 2 Adult High Crag Wood Witherslack SD438857 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
9 Apr 2023 Peacock 2 Adult High Crag Wood Witherslack SD445850 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
9 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Witherslack Hall Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
9 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden/garage Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift Released from garage. 3rd one, so far
9 Apr 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY457550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
9 Apr 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Forestry Track Kershopehead NY558865 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals cold breeze none flying only disturbed 10 (...)

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