Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Aug 2023 Scotch Argus 26 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien 44501.jpeg
9 Aug 2023 Scotch Argus 47 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien 44493.jpeg
9 Aug 2023 Brown Hairstreak 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland Nicholas Turner intermittent sun. 44454.jpeg
9 Aug 2023 Scotch Argus 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland Nicholas Turner cloudy but then intermittent sunshine. ca. 19oC. 44453.jpeg
9 Aug 2023 Wall Brown 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland Geoff Dymott Two seen on the rocky area near bench overlooking the ruins of (...) 44427.jpeg
9 Aug 2023 Scotch Argus 10 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland Geoff Dymott Thinly spread on the grassy slopes below the trig point. 44402.jpeg
9 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Own garden Frizington NY029166 VC70 Cumberland Simona Chesters On Buddleja, lunchtime 44384.jpeg
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 18 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Derelict area Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mid-morning, intermittent sunshine, breezy. Feeding on (...)
29 Aug 2023 Small White 3 Adult Derelict area Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mid-morning, intermittent sunshine, breezy. Feeding on (...)
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 9 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Countryside pathway Bassenthwaite NY198329 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 15 Adult Countryside pathway Bassenthwaite NY203328 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon On walk from Armathwaite to Isel bridge
29 Aug 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 10 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
29 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick Sunning itself on rubeckia
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Aug 2023 Large White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 4 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY404572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY463548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones single about al day in sunny periods joined by a second briefly
29 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones single about al day in sunny periods joined by a second briefly
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
29 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 13 Adult Garden Hayton NY508576 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny after heavy shower
29 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 14 Adult Garden Hayton NY508576 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny after heavy shower unusually high number for site
19 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY463548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones still around garden - nectaring on snow berry
9 Aug 2023 Comma 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull.
9 Aug 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull.
9 Aug 2023 Grayling 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull....the end of a poor emergence?
9 Aug 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull.
9 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull.
9 Aug 2023 Large White 10 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull....a great site for LW!
9 Aug 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull........looking very faded
9 Aug 2023 Peacock 14 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull.
9 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull.
9 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull.
9 Aug 2023 Small White 8 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull.
9 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull....one just emerged.
9 Aug 2023 Comma 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390748 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
9 Aug 2023 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD382756 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
9 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD381752 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
9 Aug 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7106 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7307 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Peacock 10 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7106 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Small Heath 6 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Casterton Casterton SD623779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick aggregated grid reference dull gusty wind
9 Aug 2023 Small White 9 Adult Casterton Casterton SD623779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick aggregated grid reference dull gusty wind
9 Aug 2023 Large White 6 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Unusual to have this many
9 Aug 2023 Wall Brown 1 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion atypical habitat
9 Aug 2023 Common Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Grayling 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Small Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Small White 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Wall Brown 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY463548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
9 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 2 Adult Hagg Hill Top, New Hutton Kendal SD54869133 VC69 Westmorland Rob Petley-Jones
9 Aug 2023 Wall Brown 1 Adult Hagg Hill Top, New Hutton Kendal SD54869133 VC69 Westmorland Rob Petley-Jones
9 Aug 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2023 Large White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2023 Peacock 16 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2023 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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