Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Seathwaite Bridge Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD23129700 VC69 Westmorland Chris Arthur 41793.jpeg
27 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Walna Scar quarries Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD249962 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Hazy sunshine.
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Walna Scar quarries Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD249962 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Hazy sunshine.
2 Jun 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Tunner Hall Campsite Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD228959 VC69 Westmorland Mary Traynor
26 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Harter Fell Duddon Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD223993 VC70 Cumberland Ian Brockbank On the Maiden Castle path up to Harter Fell
20 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Green Crag Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD200989 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows
30 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Harter Fell Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD224985 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
30 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Harter Fell Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD224985 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
30 Aug 2018 Peacock 6 Adult Harter Fell Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD224985 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
30 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 2 Adult Harter Fell Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD224985 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
30 Aug 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Harter Fell Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD224985 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
10 Jun 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult River Duddon Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD224961 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
30 Jul 2015 Large Skipper Adult Seathwaite Forestry Path Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD222992 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank several seen
11 Jun 2015 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Harter Fell Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD213992 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank
11 Jun 2015 Small Heath Adult Harter Fell Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD215995 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank
3 Jun 2015 Wall Brown Adult Wallowbarrow Crag Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD220964 VC70 Cumberland Martin Bagness unusual so far from coast??
3 Jun 2015 Wall Brown 1 Adult Wallowbarrow Crag Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD220964 VC70 Cumberland Martin Bagness unusual so far from coast??
18 Mar 2015 Peacock 5 Adult Grassguards Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD2298 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank Several peacocks on the forestry road after Grassguards and the (...)
7 Jul 2014 Mountain Ringlet 50 Adult Brandreth/Grey Knotts Seathwaite Duddon Valley NY2112 VC70 Cumberland Mark Starting around NY218133 and then looking between NY214118
27 Jun 2014 Mountain Ringlet 7 Adult Brandreth Seathwaite Duddon Valley NY213112 VC70 Cumberland Alan Davis Walking up to Great Gable from Honister along the track known as (...)

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