Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Ringlet

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
20 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Aira Force Dockray NY397210 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 16c aira high force to ulcat row
16 Jul 2023 Ringlet 34 Adult Forest Track Sleetbeck NY496757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown cloudy windy brief sunny intervals 15c 11.30. nectaring but (...)
15 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 43261.jpeg
13 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Sunny afternoon. 43245.jpeg
8 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485877 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
7 Jul 2023 Ringlet 14 Adult Hampsfield/Bishops Allotment Lindale SD404801 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 70% sun 22oC light breeze....many more in other parts of the (...)
7 Jul 2023 Ringlet 14 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
6 Jul 2023 Ringlet 54 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD489881 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20% sun 17oC......would have been double with more sun
1 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2023 Ringlet 14 Adult Walton Moss edge Brampton NY517672 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny after heavy showers very strong breeze 6.30. nothing (...)
25 Jun 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jun 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian sunny and breezy
22 Jun 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
20 Jun 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Whitbarrow Hervey Reserve Witherslack SD441867 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh At the bottom of the escarpment 42095.jpeg
19 Jun 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Quite damp, but patches of sunshine 42044.jpeg
16 Jun 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY409586 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 14 Adult Greathall Gill, Irton Fell Wasdale NY145028 VC70 Cumberland Martin Timms Not an extensive search.... just before broken stone wall, to (...)
29 Jul 2022 Ringlet 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oc 20% sun....6.00pm so late for butterflies
27 Jul 2022 Ringlet 4 Adult Field beside Loweswater Loweswater NY117224 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
18 Jul 2022 Ringlet 14 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mid-morning 22oC 90% sun and almost still.
15 Jul 2022 Ringlet 4 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
2 Jul 2022 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Honister Pass Seatoller NY211121 VC70 Cumberland Jennifer Warr Cloudy, cool and windy conditions, sun popped out briefly
1 Jul 2022 Ringlet 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
22 Jun 2022 Ringlet 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 19/20C mostly cloudy
20 Jun 2022 Ringlet 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
5 Jun 2022 Mountain Ringlet 14 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale NY131020 VC70 Cumberland Jacki Solman Morning from 9.30 until 11.30. Mostly males. One newly emerged (...)
3 Aug 2021 Ringlet 14 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724064 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oc 65% sun little wind.....mostly very faded
26 Jul 2021 Ringlet 4 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
26 Jul 2021 Ringlet 4 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7106 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
26 Jul 2021 Ringlet 4 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
26 Jul 2021 Ringlet 4 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7005 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2021 Ringlet 4 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD190744 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts Breezy 20C
1 Jul 2021 Ringlet 4 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY389296 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 4:15 - 5:30pm.
27 Jun 2021 Ringlet 14 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 34423.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Illgill head Nether Wasdale NY167048 VC70 Cumberland J Manson Sunny periods and a cool wind. They were Widely scattered around (...)
1 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY131022 VC70 Cumberland J Manson Warm, sunny, light breeze.
18 Jul 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Jul 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult High Fell End Witherslack SD4372183276 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 10% sun, 14C, light breeze.
11 Jul 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult Grassy Wildflower Bank Brougham Castle NY536292 VC70 Cumberland Brian and Lindsey Snell
1 Jul 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 27293.jpeg
26 Jun 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY552114 VC69 Westmorland Robert Dawson
24 Jun 2020 Ringlet 14 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
24 Jun 2020 Ringlet 14 Adult Swaledale Watch, Caldbeck, Carlisle NY30813967 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright sunshine. 26975.jpeg
24 Jun 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
23 Jun 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman Flying with meadow browns(these 4 definately not male meadow (...)
20 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Grey Knotts Honister pass NY215126 VC70 Cumberland Paula Hale
19 Jun 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761082 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Raining in the grassland before the heavy downpour 4 or 5 seen (...) 26783.jpeg
8 Aug 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Very Tatty
2 Aug 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
30 Jul 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451774 VC69 Westmorland Linda Lost Count
26 Jul 2019 Ringlet 14 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454774 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
24 Jul 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD415907 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrongy Bryan Ingleby 21 cloudy
23 Jul 2019 Ringlet 14 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC Sun
23 Jul 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. T 25C 35 minutes observation in mid afternoon.
15 Jul 2019 Ringlet 14 Adult Flashbank Wood Levens SD4887487976 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
14 Jul 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Ladies Walk Edenhall Penrith NY571245 VC69 Westmorland Robert Dawson In Grassy margins to wheat wheat field
13 Jul 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 17 deg C overcast no sun
8 Jul 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
3 Jul 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Path near Derwentwater and Kettlewell Car Park Borrowdale NY268198 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon on wildflowers near lake
30 Jun 2019 Ringlet 4 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 Ringlet 4 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Maryport NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 Jun 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Bowland Bridge SD417908 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 384 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop Dodd NY410118 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Widespread colony. Perfect weather. Probably an undercount. 20269.jpeg
27 Jun 2019 Ringlet 24 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC full sun
27 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY143026 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 395 metres elevation. Just before Greathall Gill.
27 Jun 2019 Ringlet 4 Adult Low Dale Park Rusland SD3587791496 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, 23c. Forest road above Thwaite Head Fell.
26 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Dale Head Fell Honister NY223152 VC70 Cumberland Paul Stark Around 150-200m off top along public footpath
3 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Irton Fell Gosforth NY135027 VC70 Cumberland Daniel O'Kelly At least four in flight when sun came out.
26 Jul 2018 Ringlet 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Jul 2018 Ringlet 4 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
11 Jul 2018 Ringlet 34 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4577 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Jul 2018 Ringlet 4 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD484884 VC69 Westmorland Sonia Allen 5.45pm. Just outside the wood where large Bramble patch lay (...)
6 Jul 2018 Ringlet 24 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 80% sun
5 Jul 2018 Ringlet 4 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge
24 Jun 2018 Ringlet 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD415907 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes observation in 100% sun. Temp 22C
22 Jun 2018 Ringlet 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
24 Jul 2017 Ringlet 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 70% sun.
23 Jul 2017 Ringlet 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 11.00 12.00
19 Jul 2017 Ringlet 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
17 Jul 2017 Ringlet 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9.30 - 10.00, sunny.
13 Jul 2017 Ringlet 14 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD434833 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 70% sun
3 Jul 2017 Ringlet 34 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD537792 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oc 20% sun
2 Jul 2017 Ringlet 4 Adult Grubbins Wood Arnside SD446781 VC69 Westmorland David Gower
25 Jun 2017 Mountain Ringlet 84 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY415111 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Brief sunny spells. Joint survey with Alan Wingrove.
31 Jul 2016 Ringlet 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725065 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jul 2016 Ringlet 4 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Burton-in-Kendal SD545768 VC60 West Lancashire James Bradbury
27 Jul 2016 Ringlet 14 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Ringlet 14 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
14 Jul 2016 Ringlet 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
5 Jul 2016 Ringlet 34 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
29 Jun 2016 Ringlet 4 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX983217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
19 Jun 2016 Ringlet 4 Adult Plain Quarry Hutton Roof SD552761 VC60 West Lancashire Linda
18 Jun 2016 Ringlet 4 Adult Collin Ford, Great Corby Carlisle NY480544 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
9 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 14 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY147028 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wilcox In 2 hours 1-3pm. Cool breeze 15C. Mostly faded and chipped
4 Jul 2015 Ringlet 4 Adult Lowca to Howgate track from Whitehaven NX986216 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Clouds and moderate breeze.
4 Jul 2015 Ringlet 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick full sun ,20deg C, windy
3 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 24 Adult Kidsty Pike Penrith NY4531312687 VC69 Westmorland M C Dixon 2 on rampsgill head 3 on high raise 24 on kidsty pike Separate (...)
27 Jun 2015 Ringlet 4 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon Fairly windy
22 Jul 2014 Ringlet 4 Adult Newbiggin Townhead Castle Carrock NY563493 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
1 Jul 2014 Ringlet 4 Adult Bowderthwaite Bridge Bampton NY467117 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
1 Jul 2014 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Kidsty Pike Bampton NY454127 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell

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