Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2023 Comma 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42415.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42413.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42412.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover
26 Jun 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover
26 Jun 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42409.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover
26 Jun 2023 Large Heath 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD4481 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 42440.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Sunny intervals with a gusty breeze. 42442.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Sunny intervals with a gusty breeze. Just a single Northern (...)
26 Jun 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Very windy
26 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Very windy
26 Jun 2023 Small White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
26 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Walton Moss edge Brampton NY517672 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny after heavy showers very strong breeze 6.30. nothing (...)
26 Jun 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 1 Adult Adam-a-Cove Little Langdale NY246045 VC70 Cumberland Adam Padel
16 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
16 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male on Plantago lanceolata
16 Jun 2023 Comma 1 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY410588 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY409586 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter First ever in garden.
16 Jun 2023 Large Heath 1 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY236595 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY236594 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY236594 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2023 Large White 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
16 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
16 Jun 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 21 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY269231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
6 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454859 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 90% sun. almost still.
6 Jun 2023 Comma 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD454865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 90% sun. almost still
6 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD454865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 90% sun. almost still
6 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD454865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 90% sun. almost still
6 Jun 2023 Orange-tip 1 Larva Garden Kendal SD531760 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Single larva on Garlic Mustard 41520.jpeg
6 Jun 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Silver Meadows Nature Reserve Dubwath NY198309 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
6 Jun 2023 Large White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY478545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
6 Jun 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY478545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
6 Jun 2023 Small White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY478545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm

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