Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
12 Jun 2023 Large Heath 12 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41751.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 20 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41749.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
12 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
31 May 2023 Large Heath 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 May 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny intervals
17 May 2023 Green Hairstreak 5 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny intervals
17 May 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny intervals
17 May 2023 Orange-tip 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny intervals
17 May 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny intervals
13 May 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Lindale SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Males
13 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Lindale SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Male
13 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Lindale SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
15 Jun 2022 Large Heath 12 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton
7 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
7 Jun 2022 Large Heath 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 36251.jpeg
24 May 2022 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 35978.jpeg
7 Jul 2021 Large Heath 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Tim R Wallis
20 Jun 2021 Large Heath 10 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange-over-Sands SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Alasdair McKee Large number of Large Heath at Foulshaw. Very active.
12 Jun 2021 Large Heath 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 16c
12 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 16c
13 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
2 Jun 2020 Large Heath 6 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman Numerous on a warm afternoon
21 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 18 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny from noon
21 May 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny from noon
21 May 2019 Orange-tip 9 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny from noon
21 May 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny from noon
21 May 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny from noon
9 Apr 2019 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Just a glimpse of sun, very windy.
9 Apr 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Just a glimpse of sun, very windy.
8 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
8 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
8 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
21 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 6 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory Adders and hairstreaks! most of the hairstreaks seen in the (...)
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory Single male butterfly near the carpark.
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory Single butterfly near the carpark and visitor hut.
1 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Large Heath 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Large Skipper 5 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Ringlet 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
30 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Gower Cloudy
30 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Gower Cloudy
30 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Gower Cloudy
3 Jun 2017 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Joseph Reavey
3 Jun 2017 Large Heath 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Joseph Reavey
2 Apr 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
2 Apr 2017 Comma 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
2 Apr 2017 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory close to the entrance hut in bright sunshine
2 Apr 2017 Peacock 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
5 Jun 2016 Large Heath 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland N Godden, C Clay 3 adults seen from the boardwalk.
30 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male; also several well-grown larvae on Lady's Smock. Warm (...)
4 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 5 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley Near car-park including a mating pair. 4724.jpeg
4 May 2016 Orange-tip 4 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley Near car-park. All males. 4725.jpeg
21 Apr 2015 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
21 Apr 2015 Orange-tip 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
21 Apr 2015 Peacock 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
8 Apr 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
8 Apr 2015 Peacock 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
17 Jul 2014 Green-veined White 23 Adult Foulshaw Moss Whitbarrow SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Abundant on the entrance track
17 Jul 2014 Large Skipper 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Whitbarrow SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell

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