Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Mountain Ringlet

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Hartsop Dodd Patterdale NY411118 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson 600m above sea level. 100% sunshine. Seen all along the (...)
3 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY142029 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 100% sun.
7 Jun 2022 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY131020 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips 75% sunny, no wind, 1400-1530 hrs. 17c. 36265.jpeg
2 Jun 2022 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale NY146021 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Cuff 36108.jpeg
28 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Caudale Moor Hartsop NY4124609982 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Warm but strongly overcast. On the walk from Stoney Cove Pike (...) 31556.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Irton Fell Irton NY143025 VC70 Cumberland Graham Parry Early morning. Cloudy and cool. 30970.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY134019 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 22oC full sun and little wind. MR only just emerged and in usual (...)
25 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 45 Adult Glenridding Common Glenridding NY349175 VC69 Westmorland Pete Barron Annual transect survey.
25 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 15 Adult Honister Seatoller NY217133 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron Grid ref as amended by M Tordoff 27Jun after corres with (...)
24 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Caudale Moor Hartsop NY411101 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 95% sun, very warm, moderate SW breeze.
27 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY146027 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 394m.
26 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Grey Knotts/Fleetwith Honistor Pass NY215132 VC70 Cumberland Melissa Minter
22 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Illgill head Wasdale NY1705 VC70 Cumberland Melissa Minter Eastern slopes of Illgill head ~490m 19995.jpeg
9 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY1302 VC70 Cumberland Melissa Minter 14 degrees but sunny
6 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127019 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 15degC, breezy but mostly sunny. 12:30-13:30hrs.
25 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Langdales between Pike of Blisco and Crinkle Crags Chapel Stile NY321052 VC69 Westmorland Nick Freeman Total no. seen 20 between NY 254 to 261 and 037-044. 5-10 (...)
11 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Grey Knotts Honistor Pass NY216132 VC70 Cumberland Philip Key Good views of them flying and basking.
29 May 2018 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY12710190 VC70 Cumberland Adam McVeigh
25 May 2017 Mountain Ringlet 15 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127019 VC70 Cumberland Mark Yeldham A number of butterflies were spotted, flying quickly and easily (...)
30 May 2016 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY1201 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro and Pete Howard (Minimum count)
25 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Rosset Pike and Angle Tarn Langdale NY246077 VC70 Cumberland R Dixon rather late? flying in sunny intervals and calm conditions.
15 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Rossett Pike Ambleside NY248075 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman Between head of Rossetti Gill and summit. Bright sunshine but (...)
9 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Birks Patterdale NY381153 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker Small colony on North face at 645m
5 Jul 2014 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Great Knott Chapel Stile NY256042 VC69 Westmorland Emma Whitfield Altitude 700m, on north side of main path to Crinkle Crags at (...)
14 Jun 2014 Mountain Ringlet 75 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY135023 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton the morning was mainly overcast, 75 is a conservative estimate

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