Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Heath

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Aug 2023 Small Heath 4 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
9 Aug 2023 Small Heath 6 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
8 Aug 2023 Small Heath 5 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY726067 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c.
9 Aug 2022 Small Heath 25 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 90% sun no wind.
9 Aug 2022 Small Heath 5 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
3 Aug 2021 Small Heath 19 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724064 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oc 65% sun little wind. ...mostly faded.
1 Aug 2021 Small Heath 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 12C Overcast 32943.jpeg
31 Jul 2021 Small Heath 7 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY723063 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton Delightful, easy to see, less easy to photograph.
26 Jul 2021 Small Heath 5 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 10 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY726068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass From the damp meadows up to the old track-bed 31006.jpeg
17 Aug 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Wright
11 Aug 2020 Small Heath 5 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2020 Small Heath 5 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7245306169 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick misty sun, wind Beaufort 5 but reduced by shelter, trees and (...)
9 Aug 2020 Small Heath 7 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick misty sun, wind Beaufort 5 but reduced by shelter, trees and (...)
9 Aug 2020 Small Heath 11 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick misty sun, wind Beaufort 5 but reduced by shelter, trees and (...)
9 Aug 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY723063 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick misty sun, wind Beaufort 5 but reduced by shelter, trees and (...)
9 Aug 2020 Small Heath 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7244106562 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick misty sun, wind Beaufort 5 but reduced by shelter, trees and (...)
7 Aug 2020 Small Heath 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
8 Jun 2020 Small Heath 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724066 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Plenty of these butterflies all around, including on the (...) 26338.jpeg
25 Aug 2019 Small Heath 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun.
4 Aug 2019 Small Heath 23 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727067 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 70% sun 20c
12 Aug 2018 Small Heath 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid.
4 Aug 2018 Small Heath 38 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
26 Jul 2018 Small Heath 23 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Small Heath 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jul 2018 Small Heath 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
19 Jul 2018 Small Heath 35 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly sunny 22c
7 Aug 2017 Small Heath 2 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
3 Aug 2017 Small Heath 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY726068 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
1 Aug 2017 Small Heath 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Rolf Farrell 11247.jpeg
18 Jun 2017 Small Heath 3 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Newbiggin-on-Lune NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Rock Rose, Meadow Cranesbill, and singleton Fragrant Orchid (...)
6 Aug 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY727068 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick On permissive path from viaduct to Smardale Bridge.
6 Aug 2016 Small Heath 10 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller
5 Aug 2016 Small Heath 3 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY725066 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick seen on permissive path between the viaduct and Smardale bridge
1 Sep 2015 Small Heath 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY720061 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels Warm, sunny day
13 Aug 2015 Small Heath 23 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Some very faded

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