Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Whitbarrow Raven's Lodge Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun no wind.
29 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun no wind.
29 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny
29 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Grange over Sands Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 11.30 am sunny
29 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD545787 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 27oC 90% sun breezy.
19 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 28 degrees - late afternoon. Seem to be new hatchings about - (...)
9 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Over Ridge Beck Side SD366805 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference. Less wind than in morning. Full (...)
9 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Old Park shore lane Holker SD339792 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick stiif breeze from northery direction, full sun. Most (...)
9 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
9 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. On Lavender.

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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