Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jun 2023 Ringlet 39 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD486878 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
23 Jun 2022 Large Heath 39 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD446820 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 36862.jpeg
29 Apr 2022 Green Hairstreak 39 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Penrith NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm. Must have been many more where there is no (...) 35513.jpeg
7 Jul 2021 Ringlet 39 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD486878 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge pm 20/21C
7 Jul 2021 Ringlet 39 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD486878 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge pm- 20/21C
14 Jun 2020 Northern Brown Argus 39 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell I've never seen so many here before. 26533.jpeg
29 Jul 2019 Scotch Argus 39 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY739079 VC69 Westmorland Steve Taylor Two mile E-W transect along disused railway and Smardale Gill. (...) 22207.jpeg
9 Jun 2019 Large Heath 39 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD225854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Either side of boardwalks. 15c. partial sun.
9 Jul 2017 Ringlet 39 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 aberrant Ringlet. From what I have read it looks like ab arete (...) 10414.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 39 Adult South Tyne Trail Garrigill NY757383 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun 19deg. strong breeze easing. Hill House to river tees 3 (...)
24 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 139 Adult Greystoke Forest Greystoke NY389343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Probably an undercount. They were everywhere. On Clover & (...)
3 Aug 2019 Peacock 39 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Kirkbride NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Keith Walton
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 39 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 13.00- 13,10 walk Hot sun all on buddlea
28 Apr 2019 Green Hairstreak 39 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY515673 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 14 degrees. 50% sunshine.
18 Apr 2019 Painted Lady 39 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones in garden and on 10 minute walk
5 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 39 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY127019 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips From the wood to the bridleway area. Mostly in full sun 19c

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