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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
23 Sep 2023	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
22 Sep 2023	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Sep 2023	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny intervals, warm and breezy.
10 Sep 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Celleron	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Before the torrential rain.
10 Sep 2023	Small White	4	Adult	Celleron	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Before the torrential rain.
6 Sep 2023	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
3 Sep 2023	Speckled Wood	24	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
3 Sep 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
22 Aug 2023	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2023	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2023	Peacock	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2023	Peacock	14	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Aug 2023	Peacock	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Aug 2023	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Aug 2023	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2023	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2023	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2023	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2023	Peacock	24	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Celleron	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2023	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
20 Jul 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	The Eamont Way	Penrith	NY511298	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
20 Jul 2023	Small White	4	Adult	The Eamont Way	Penrith	NY511298	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2023	Ringlet	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY388298	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
8 Apr 2023	Peacock	4	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Penrith	NY580256	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny and warm.
6 Oct 2022	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	During a sunny spell.
24 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Breezy & mainly overcast with a few sunny spells.
24 Sep 2022	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Breezy & mainly overcast with a few sunny spells.
18 Sep 2022	Painted Lady	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Breezy & overcast.
17 Sep 2022	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
15 Sep 2022	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny spells in afternoon.
13 Sep 2022	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Sep 2022	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2022	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2022	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2022	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
4 Sep 2022	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2022	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2022	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
12 Aug 2022	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2022	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
20 Jul 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Jul 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Jun 2022	Small Heath	4	Adult	Tarn Moss NNR	Penrith	NY397274	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	In very wet area of moss.
17 May 2022	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Celleron	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Apr 2022	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	3 male, 1 female.
30 Apr 2022	Peacock	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 Apr 2022	Orange-tip	14	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Penrith	NY580256	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	7 females, 7 males.
29 Apr 2022	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Penrith	NY580256	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	All very fresh.
23 Apr 2022	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	3 females, 1 male.
25 Mar 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny 16oC
11 Oct 2021	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny spells. Breezy. 13oC
10 Oct 2021	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny, warm morning.13oC
9 Oct 2021	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Oct 2021	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny 20oC
3 Oct 2021	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Seen during a short sunny spell after hours of very heavy rain. (...)
26 Sep 2021	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Sep 2021	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
21 Sep 2021	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny spells 17oC
20 Sep 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	14	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
20 Sep 2021	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Sep 2021	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
12 Sep 2021	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	3 very fresh.
7 Sep 2021	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Full sun.
25 Aug 2021	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn, Penrith	NY618206	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	22C Sunny late afternoon, on woodland edge by beck.
22 Aug 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	14	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2021	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Aug 2021	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
4 Jul 2021	Small Heath	14	Adult	Swineside, Mosedale.	Penrith	NY335326	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	Overcast with slight drizzle clearing up. 1100hrs
1 Jul 2021	Ringlet	4	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY389296	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Sunny and warm, 4:15 - 5:30pm.
1 May 2021	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY612204	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	On a bright sunny morning after hard frost on rough grassland (...)
24 Apr 2021	Green Hairstreak	4	Adult	Swindale	Penrith	NY507122	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	In the open, sunny 18C 0n rushes and rocks.
14 Oct 2020	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Oct 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Oct 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
4 Oct 2020	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny intervals & showers. On Buddleia.
2 Oct 2020	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 Sep 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	14	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny and warm afternoon.
27 Sep 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	14	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny, warm afternoon. All on Verbena Bonariensis & Buddleia.
6 Sep 2020	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2020	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2020	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2020	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2020	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2020	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2020	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
3 Aug 2020	Comma	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	On Scabious and Verbena Bonariensis.
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	14	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
23 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 May 2020	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
19 Apr 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Apr 2020	Peacock	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	1 on Blackthorn blossom, 1 basking, 2 flying.
26 Mar 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Oct 2019	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny.
16 Oct 2019	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
15 Oct 2019	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
12 Oct 2019	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Askham	Penrith	NY518240	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	All nectaring on Ivy.
6 Oct 2019	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Sep 2019	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Sep 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	14	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Sep 2019	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2019	Painted Lady	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2019	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Sep 2019	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Sep 2019	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Sep 2019	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2019	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2019	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Jul 2019	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2019	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2019	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2019	Peacock	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2019	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jul 2019	Ringlet	4	Adult	Ladies Walk Edenhall	Penrith	NY571245	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Dawson	In Grassy margins to wheat wheat field
6 Oct 2018	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
21 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2018	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Aug 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Aug 2018	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Oct 2017	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Nectaring on Bowles Mauve.
29 Sep 2017	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	3 on Ivy. 1 flying. Sunny spells.
16 Sep 2017	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	3 nectaring on Bowles Mauve. 1 flying around hedge.
1 Sep 2017	Small Tortoiseshell	14	Adult	Edenhall	Penrith	NY561296	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2017	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Larch Tree Nurseries	Penrith	NY549243	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	18oC super garden centre/nurseries
30 Aug 2017	Peacock	24	Adult	Edenhall	Penrith	NY561296	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2017	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Edenhall	Penrith	NY561296	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2017	Small Tortoiseshell	24	Adult	NY000000	Penrith	NY000000	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
3 Jul 2015	Mountain Ringlet	24	Adult	Kidsty Pike	Penrith	NY4531312687	VC69 Westmorland	M C Dixon	2 on rampsgill head 3 on high raise 24 on kidsty pike Separate (...)
17 Aug 2014	Peacock	4	Adult	Penrith garden	Penrith	NY51313038	VC70 Cumberland	Mary Edwards	On Buddleia

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