Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Painted Lady

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 3 Adult Holker Hall Garden Holker SD358773 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick .
24 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Holker Estate Cark SD358774 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Holker gardens. !4,00 to 15.00. Sunny spells
23 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 3 Adult Grange over Sands Promenade Grange SD408778 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick walk the full length of the promenade. warm. Sunny spells
23 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 4 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD400760 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Foootpath on the sea side of the railway between Cart Lane and (...)
26 Jun 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390738 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD395785 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult West Plain Flookburgh SD370735 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On a 50 metre strip of flowering thistles on the sheltered (...)
27 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 25 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390745 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Between Outdoor centre and Humphrey Head Point.
21 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 15 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull and breezy. (...)
12 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 50 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD389763 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 10 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 15 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 16 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes observation in and around the quarry. full sun but (...)
3 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Ulpha meadow Meathop SD459811 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On thistles near the bird hide. Most of the site has been mown. (...)
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 120 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD336779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick nectaring on a patch of knapweed about 70x15 metres. Warm, (...)
31 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
7 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes observation in mid afternoon.
6 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Ulpha meadow Meathop SD457808 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 200 metres of thistles on bank at edge of Ulpha meadow. Sunny (...)
2 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 100 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4384 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick BC field trip. Five observers wandered over much of Yewbarrow. (...)
30 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 13 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes on eastern side of slag bank where relatively (...)
28 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minutes. Sunny and warm
28 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 20 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD432850 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
17 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Cloudy but warm (19C). One hour's observations in and around (...)
7 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD434857 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Buddleia
25 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Conishead Priory Ulverston SD304758 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
22 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
13 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Allithwaite SD380769 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Kents Bank sea wall path Kents Bank SD397755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
24 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Grange over Sands SD397768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In garden
17 Oct 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
11 Sep 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Grange over Sands Unknown Martin Chadwick In garden,
27 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
27 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392769 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in mid afternoon. Sun5%
15 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour mid afternoon. Sun 50% T19
9 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around quarry in full sun
23 Sep 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Grange over Sands Unknown Martin Chadwick Along Cart Lane. Feeding on Buddleia
23 Sep 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD336876 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On windfall pears
20 Sep 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD351752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Thistle patch above the saltmarsh
1 Sep 2016 Painted Lady 3 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD353756 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On thistles
24 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Allithwaite SD387767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD460807 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
8 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kents Bank Allithwaite SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick by the railway embankment
8 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes on the sheltered sunny south east slope in mid (...)
4 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
10 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes observation in the quarry and north and south (...)
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Allithwaite SD388767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389740 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Risedale Hill Grange over Sands SD396768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick flew through the garden
5 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
14 Oct 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Brigsteer village Brigsteer SD482891 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On ivy
28 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Risedale Hill Grange over Sands SD397767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
21 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
21 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Risedale Hill Grange over Sands SD397766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Buddleja in garden
17 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult South Walney NR Barrow-in-Furness SD223620 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
1 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 20 minute walk in the lower quarry only.
1 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Birkswood point Meathop SD460808 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
18 Aug 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
30 Jul 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Slate Hill Witherslack SD427836 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Damp field of thistles
16 Jun 2015 Painted Lady 2 Adult Kirkhead Grange over Sands SD393756 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
7 Aug 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
31 Jul 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Wyngarth, Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD396768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Buddleia
22 Jul 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Nectaring on buddleja in centre of quarry