Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Torver Common Torver SD2892 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon Everywhere, too many to count, estimated.
29 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD4868387780 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Estimate – across whole wood.
28 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Pow Beck Portinscale NY248245 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Large numbers flying beside about a mile of Pow Beck. Overcast. 42560.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42423.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Ringlet 100 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42417.jpeg
22 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Low Parkamor, The Park, Dodgson Wood High Nibthwaite SD3093 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon Estimated. Too many to attempt to count.
22 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Allonby Cycle Track Allonby NY078410 VC70 Cumberland John Callion At least this number on 1km stretch between Mealo House and Blue (...)
14 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 100 Adult Caudale Moor Ambleside NY412095 VC69 Westmorland Peter Young About 100 counted between Pike How and Caudale Moor NY410090 to (...) 42100.jpeg
10 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 100 Adult Caudale Moor and Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY417105 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel From NY417105 to NY 402118 there were adults flying at knee (...)
27 May 2023 Common Blue 100 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189719 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41112.jpeg
29 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 100 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Kate Hughes
19 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 100 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 28 degrees - late afternoon. so many evident around the scrape (...) 37721.jpeg
18 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 100 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 32 degrees - Small skippers everywhere - over the water and in (...) 37716.jpeg
13 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Estimate – along length of bottom path only.
12 Jul 2022 Peacock 100 Larva Swindale Shap NY511129 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference. Seen clustered on nettles 100 means (...)
12 Jul 2022 Ringlet 100 Adult Swindale Shap NY511129 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick The 100 means a lot but noted over 5.5 hours. Aggregated grid (...)
3 Jul 2022 Peacock 100 Larva Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman too many to count, estimate 100 on 5 nettle stems
4 Aug 2021 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Kirksanton lane to beach. Kirksanton SD129796 VC70 Cumberland Brian Hancock
1 Aug 2021 Scotch Argus 100 Adult Smardale Viaduct Smardale NY728069 VC69 Westmorland Wayne Tucker Been visiting for 5 years this largest amount I’ve seen 32952.jpeg
16 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. Too many to keep (...)
13 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 100 Adult Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny morning. I think that there may well have been 200 (...) 32054.jpeg
30 May 2021 Marsh Fritillary 100 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Fingland NY2757 VC70 Cumberland K Walton all newly emerged
29 May 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 100 Larva Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2 locations- 1 in carpark & the other before bridge- both on (...) 30665.jpeg
13 Aug 2020 Small Heath 100 Adult Gilts Lane Quarry Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Feeding and flying on warm humid day, with breeze 28679.jpeg
8 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 100 Adult Broomrigg Plantation Ainstable NY543567 VC70 Cumberland Clive Griffiths On short transect of some of the extensive tracks gave up after (...) 28404.jpeg
30 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 100 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Sunny breaks in cloud, humid
27 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 100 Adult Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627112 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Close by the small syke, in windy weather, feeding among the (...) 27986.jpeg
19 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Grune Point Skinburness NY133562 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Large numbers mostly down the marsh side of the peninsular 27776.jpeg
18 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 100 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY635208 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass On woodland edge - short grass in good sunlight and surrounding (...) 27704.jpeg
18 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 100 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY635208 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass More than 100 on woodland edge - short grass in good sunlight (...) 27707.jpeg
4 Jul 2020 Ringlet 100 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY616217 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass In the hay meadow, humid and the sun came out many, many a (...) 27328.jpeg
18 Jun 2020 Peacock 100 Larva Hawkshead Hill Ambleside SD3380199165 VC69 Westmorland Gill Henwood Caterpillars on nettles. 26724.jpeg
22 May 2020 Peacock 100 Larva Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY386306 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Larval Web on Nettles, just below entrance to reserve 25732.jpeg
22 May 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 100 Larva Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY386306 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Larval Web on Nettles, just below entrance to reserve. Very (...) 25733.jpeg
15 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 100 Adult Home garden Troutbeck Cumbria NY414007 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Sutton 23129.jpeg
5 Aug 2019 Scotch Argus 100 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY771088 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall 18c,blustery cold wind, brief sunny spells, then they were (...) 22676.jpeg
15 Jul 2019 Small Heath 100 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 12-2pm, sunny and warm with a light breeze. A very low estimate (...)
15 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 100 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3-4.30pm, sunny periods, warm with light breeze. A low estimate (...)
3 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307537 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. Abundant in all areas.
2 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 100 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4384 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick BC field trip. Five observers wandered over much of Yewbarrow. (...)
28 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443830 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.00-15.20 Numerous 20289.jpeg
27 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 100 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY411118 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Very warm, 100% sun, strong breeze. The largest concentration (...) 20249.jpeg
27 Jun 2019 Small Heath 100 Adult Grey Knotts (NW slopes) Honister NY216133 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron Bright
9 Jun 2019 Small Heath 100 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY129020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
22 Apr 2019 Green Hairstreak 100 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443818 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, easterly breeze. 10 seen on the open heath, but large (...) 18374.jpeg
13 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 100 Adult Ulpha meadow Meathop SD457809 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Mid afternoon, after a morning of steady rain a brief spell of (...)
26 Jun 2018 Ringlet 100 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433870 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler Very hot, no breeze, early afternoon
25 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 100 Adult Hallow Bank, Kentmere Pike Kentmere NY462067 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Clouds, too many to count, on Marsh Thistle/rushes of hillside (...)
25 Jun 2018 Small Heath 100 Adult Kentmere Fells Kentmere NY438082 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Too many to count, at all elevations on all fells of Kentmere (...)
10 Jun 2018 Large Heath 100 Adult White Moss Broughton in Furness SD220857 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Both sides of boardwalk
3 Jun 2018 Marsh Fritillary 100 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbride NY275572 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC Just past peak.....many mating and egg laying.
30 May 2018 Small Heath 100 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY125019 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
27 May 2018 Marsh Fritillary 100 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY277567 VC70 Cumberland Graeme Baker
27 May 2018 Common Blue 100 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188710 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter Too many to count!
10 Aug 2017 Scotch Argus 100 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY744079 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall When the sun came out, everywhere you looked, there were Scotch (...) 11489.jpeg
24 Jun 2017 Ringlet 100 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Ringlets everywhere - probably well in excess of 100 from (...)
21 Jun 2017 Ringlet 100 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton Lots of ringlets around now,, at least 100 in 45mins, (...)
19 Jun 2017 Small Heath 100 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop Mill NY172282 VC70 Cumberland John Callion this will be an underestimate, they were everywhere
25 May 2017 Marsh Fritillary 100 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Just counting those I could see easily from the path, there were (...) 9227.jpeg
5 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 100 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY726067 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick gave up counting reliably because there were so many on the (...) 6785.jpeg
21 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 100 Adult Bardsea Bardsea SD290757 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Phenomenal sight, all flying in area about 40m X 40m feeding on (...)
8 Jun 2016 Small Heath 100 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY272569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7492.jpeg
5 Jun 2016 Small Heath 100 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY126020 VC70 Cumberland Steven Holmes
31 May 2016 Marsh Fritillary 100 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274570 VC70 Cumberland Jim Nicholson
19 Aug 2015 Scotch Argus 100 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY730075 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall Super Abundant, literally everywhere 3553.jpeg
12 Aug 2015 Scotch Argus 100 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728074 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
15 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Jun 2014 Ringlet 100 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY071323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton this is conservative estimate, they are all over the site