Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY456216 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson Plenty more
1 Aug 2018 Small Copper 12 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY122556 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson mostly on Ragwort
10 Jul 2023 Grayling 2 Adult Whitbarrow Scar Levens SD446859 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson AM
10 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Whitbarrow Scar Levens SD446859 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson AM
8 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dunthwaite Cockermouth NY153340 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Roadside
8 Jul 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Dunthwaite Cockermouth NY153340 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Roadside
8 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dunthwaite Cockermouth NY153340 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Roadside
18 May 2023 Small Copper 2 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX944134 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
25 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY215458 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
20 Apr 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391739 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
20 Apr 2023 Comma 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391739 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
8 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ennerdale Water Adjacent to Ennerdale Bridge NY110151 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson From Bowness Knott towards the end of the lake
24 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY216457 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
7 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Levens SD434876 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
1 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY215457 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Garden
11 Aug 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY216457 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
11 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY216457 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
20 Jul 2022 Small White 2 Adult Below Bowscale Mosedale Village NY337317 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
15 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Park Point Arnside SD438770 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
15 Jul 2022 Grayling 2 Adult Park Point Arnside SD438770 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
15 Jul 2022 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Park Point Arnside SD438770 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
10 Jul 2022 Grayling 2 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Silloth NY134566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
10 Jul 2022 Large White 2 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Silloth NY134566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
25 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
27 Apr 2022 Small White 2 Adult Derwentwater Keswick NY269207 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson A walk around the lake
15 Sep 2021 Small White 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY218458 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
19 Jul 2021 Large White 2 Adult Port Carlisle Bowness on Solway NY248618 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson on the wooded track to the old docks
18 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY218459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson First time here
21 Jun 2021 Small White 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY219456 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Small White 2 Adult Howe Ridding Pool Bank SD434884 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430845 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Small White 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430845 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430845 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
18 Jul 2020 Small Copper 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
18 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
1 Jul 2020 Small White 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
11 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Waterside Waverton NY221456 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
26 May 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY217459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
23 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY220456 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson mostly males . one male was a Minimus
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY220456 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY220456 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
13 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY219457 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
8 Aug 2019 Small Copper 2 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY21955324 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
28 Jul 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY456216 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
21 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 2 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Skinburness NY139566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
10 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Ladyside Pike Thackthwaite NY1849322750 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
14 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult The Old Coach road Matterdale NY220378 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
14 May 2019 Peacock 2 Adult The Old Coach road Matterdale NY220378 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
12 May 2019 Small White 2 Adult Ennerdale Ennerdale Bridge NY135170 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
2 May 2019 Orange-tip 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY456216 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
17 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 2 Adult Howe Ridding Pool Bank SD433880 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
17 Apr 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Howe Ridding Pool Bank SD433880 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
21 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY228013 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
13 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Seatoller Fell Seatoller NY233132 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson overcast cool wind. Grid ref amended by M Tordoff 15Jun16 after (...)

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