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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 44004.jpeg
29 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 44003.jpeg
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 44000.jpeg
29 Jul 2023 Comma 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 43995.jpeg
19 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Caerulopunctata. 43461.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Grasmere Grasmere NY338078 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 43257.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Glenridding Common Glenridding NY3565616494 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 4pm. Warm and sunny. 1,600ft. 43026.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Helvellyn summit Glenridding NY3414715253 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Warm and sunny. 3,100ft. 43024.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and humid 42994.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Maryport garden Maryport NY0398436078 VC70 Cumberland Joanne Hill 42993.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and humid 42991.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and humid 42990.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 30 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and humid 42988.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Ringlet 10 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and humid 42987.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY618201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and humid 42986.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and humid 42985.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and humid 42984.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny. 42982.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny. 42979.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny. 42977.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny 42968.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Grayling 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun. Including a pair 42937.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 32 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun. 42924.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Brimstone 5 Adult Roudsea Road Greenodd SD319824 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 42914.jpeg
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold In the sun on the garage door
29 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
29 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
29 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
29 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
29 Jul 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 20% sun and breezy.
29 Jul 2023 Brown Hairstreak 1 Egg Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 20% sun and breezy.....egg from previous year
29 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy
29 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy
29 Jul 2023 Northern Brown Argus 11 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy.....5 adults and 6 eggs!
29 Jul 2023 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy....freshly emerged.
29 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy.
29 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy.
29 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy.
29 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy.
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD405796 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny periods
29 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD405796 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny periods
29 Jul 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD399807 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny periods feeding on shaded Creeping Thistle
29 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD399807 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny periods feeding on shaded Creeping Thistle
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD399807 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny periods feeding on shaded Creeping Thistle
29 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Large White 4 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 6 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Small White 8 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 7 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller By far the most numerous butterfly in the garden throughout (...)
29 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 6 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3 active around creeping thistles near western edge of field, (...)
29 Jul 2023 Peacock 4 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All nectaring on a large area of creeping thistles near the (...)
29 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on creeping thistle near the western edge of the (...)
29 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Around 10:30am, sunny intervals, moderate breeze.
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Rogersceugh Wigton NY217598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Windy but some sun.
29 Jul 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Rogersceugh Wigton NY217598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Windy but some sun.
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Rogersceugh Wigton NY217598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Windy but some sun.
29 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
29 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 3 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones present togteher - one certain F
29 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
29 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 3 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD397770 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on bramble, aggregated grid reference
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD397770 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on bramble, aggregated grid reference
19 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD397770 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on bramble, aggregated grid reference
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Churchyard Witherslack SD431842 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
19 Jul 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Churchyard Witherslack SD431842 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buddleia
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 9 Adult Churchyard Witherslack SD431842 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buddleia
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Churchyard Witherslack SD431842 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Tatty.
19 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun.
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun.
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun.
19 Jul 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Very tatty.
19 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Tatty.
19 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Small White 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Grayling 5 Adult White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 4 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 4 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 9 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Small White 4 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
19 Jul 2023 Comma 6 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 4 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
19 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Undermillbeck Common Windermere SD421947 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Probably more than two. in oak canopy. 16.00
19 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 20 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD392769 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 3 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Small ungrazed meadow. Warm and sunny
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 8 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 3 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 7 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Large White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Grayling 4 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 9 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 4 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY468546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on 800 m walk west from Great Corby crossing Warm, sunny (...)
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY464548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on buddlea in garden
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY464548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on buddlea in garden
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY464548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on buddlea in garden
19 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 7 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind. seen on 6 different trees and twice saw (...)
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Ringlet 3 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 4 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind
19 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 70% light wind fresh
19 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells & breezy.
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 8 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 17 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 32 Adult Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD348906 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner A whopping count of 32 nectaring in one small area (on thyme). (...)
9 Jul 2023 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD351909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
9 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Canal Foot path Crooklands SD539820 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Canal Foot path Crooklands SD539820 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Canal Foot path Crooklands SD539820 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
9 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Crooklands canal Crooklands SD539822 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun 21c.
9 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Crooklands canal Crooklands SD539822 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun 21c.
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Crooklands canal Crooklands SD539822 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun 21c.
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Crooklands canal Crooklands SD539822 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun 21c.
9 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Crooklands canal Crooklands SD539822 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun 21c.
9 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Crooklands canal Crooklands SD539822 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun 21c.
9 Jul 2023 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Crooklands canal Crooklands SD539822 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun 21c.
9 Jul 2023 Grayling 6 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541789 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541789 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c
9 Jul 2023 Common Blue 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c. 3 males & 1 female
9 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c. Also 7 Fritillary agg. (unidentified)
9 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023 Large White 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023 Ringlet 8 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023 Small Heath 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 12 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c
9 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c
9 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Small Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Small White 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
9 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Glencoyne Glenridding NY37451844 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts
9 Jul 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Sheffield Pike Glenridding NY3610118044 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Warm and sunny. 1850ft. Initially thought 'Erebia' but these (...)
9 Jul 2023 Small Heath 2 Adult Sheffield Pike Glenridding NY36491839 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Warm and sunny. 1800ft. Expected there to be more around.
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sticks Pass area Glenridding NY34811816 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Warm and sunny. 2,100ft.
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Striding Edge Glenridding NY3448814969 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Warm and sunny. 2,950ft.
9 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
9 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 7 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
9 Jul 2023 Large White 5 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
9 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
9 Jul 2023 Small White 17 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
9 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Garden Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Females, laying eggs on Alyssum saxatile. One caught (...)
9 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 4 Adult Old Barrow Road Haverthwaite SD345840 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick full sun, little wind on bramble leaves
9 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 3 Adult Old Barrow Road Haverthwaite SD345840 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick full sun, little wind flying around about 2.5m from ground and (...)
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Old Barrow Road Haverthwaite SD345840 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick full sun, little wind on Creeping Thistle
9 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Old Barrow Road Haverthwaite SD345840 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick full sun, little wind on bramble
9 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 15 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 12 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny. abundant and numerous
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny. abundant and numerous
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny.
9 Jul 2023 Ringlet 10 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny.
9 Jul 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny. seen twice on opposites of the reserve
9 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny.
9 Jul 2023 Large Skipper 3 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD333818 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD333818 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Jul 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 4 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD333818 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD333818 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD333818 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Roudsea Road Greenodd SD319824 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 35 Adult Roudsea Road Greenodd SD319824 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian in the fields between Greenodd and Roudsea
9 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Broughton Crags disused quarry Cockermouth NY0831 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
9 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 6 Adult Broughton Crags disused quarry Cockermouth NY0831 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Broughton Crags disused quarry Cockermouth NY0831 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Broughton Crags disused quarry Cockermouth NY0831 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
9 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Broughton Crags disused quarry Cockermouth NY0831 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
9 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Broughton Crags disused quarry Cockermouth NY0831 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
9 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Lanercost Bridge East Brampton NY564639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On Wych Elm
9 Jul 2023 Large White 2 Adult Lanercost Bridge East Brampton NY564639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On Wych Elm
9 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Lanercost Bridge East Brampton NY564639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On Oak
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Lanercost Bridge East Brampton NY564639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On Wych Elm
9 Jul 2023 White-letter Hairstreak 4 Adult Lanercost Bridge East Brampton NY564639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On Wych Elm
9 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY460554 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY460554 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on 100m roadside verge
9 Jul 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY460554 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on 100m roadside verge
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY460554 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on 100m roadside verge
9 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
9 Jul 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult South Tyne Trail Garrigill NY757383 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun 19deg. strong breeze easing. Hill House to river tees 3 (...)
9 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 39 Adult South Tyne Trail Garrigill NY757383 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun 19deg. strong breeze easing. Hill House to river tees 3 (...)
9 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult South Tyne Trail Garrigill NY757383 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun 19deg. strong breeze easing. Hill House to river tees 3 (...)
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult South Tyne Trail Garrigill NY757383 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun 19deg. strong breeze easing. Hill House to river tees 3 (...)
9 Jul 2023 Ringlet 18 Adult South Tyne Trail Garrigill NY757383 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun 19deg. strong breeze easing. Hill House to river tees 3 (...)
9 Jul 2023 Small Heath 18 Adult South Tyne Trail Garrigill NY757383 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun 19deg. strong breeze easing. Hill House to river tees 3 (...)
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult South Tyne Trail Garrigill NY757383 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun 19deg. strong breeze easing. Hill House to river tees 3 (...)
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD460789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD460789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
9 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
9 Jul 2023 Large Skipper 6 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
9 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 16 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
9 Jul 2023 Ringlet 7 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
9 Jul 2023 Small White 4 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
9 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman

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    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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