Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Jul 2019 Green-veined White 5 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun.
23 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Bridleway Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid 20's C.
23 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 5 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317885 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid 20's C.
23 Jul 2019 Ringlet 15 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes observation in mid afternoon. temp 26
23 Jul 2019 Northern Brown Argus 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm. All very battered 21815.jpeg
23 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 15 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot, Temp 26 degrees
23 Jul 2019 Ringlet 5 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY264169 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
13 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 5 Adult Walk wood and grassland St John's in the Vale NY318201 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon
13 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 17 deg C overcast no sun
13 Jul 2019 Green-veined White 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
13 Jul 2019 Small Heath 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
3 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Loughrigg Ambleside NY356051 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes Beautiful fresh second brood specimens feeding on the patches of (...)
3 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Breezy in places.
3 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
3 Jul 2019 Ringlet 25 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
3 Jul 2019 Grayling 5 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Witherslack SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 11.30-12.30
3 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD506932 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, light airs.
3 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 5 Adult Path near Derwentwater and Kettlewell Car Park Borrowdale NY268198 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon on wildflowers near lake
3 Jul 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 5 Adult Force Bridge Sedgwick SD507868 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and warm. At least 5 White letter Hairstreak in the (...)
3 Jul 2019 Large Skipper 5 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307541 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 20degC sunny, light breeze.
3 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307537 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. 20degC sunny, light breeze.
3 Jul 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 45 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY256171 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
3 Jul 2019 Large Skipper 35 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY256171 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
3 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 25 Adult RSPB Hodbarrow Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Philip Key Very numerous, too many to count.
3 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 15 Adult RSPB Hodbarrow Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Philip Key
3 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 15 Adult RSPB Hodbarrow Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Philip Key
3 Jul 2019 Large Heath 15 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY2555158510 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar High water table. 20 deg C. 100% sunshine. 20760.jpeg
3 Jul 2019 Large Skipper 15 Adult Whitrigg Common Glasson Moss Glasson NY2364759662 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar Mostly on Moss edge. 20764.jpeg

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