Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
15 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
14 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
8 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
2 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson 2 pairs spiralling above regular nettle breeding patch.
13 Nov 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Barbondale Kirkby Lonsdale SD636822 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Flying in sunshine, various locations.
27 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On flowering Buddleia.
26 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On flowering Buddleia.
25 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On flowering Buddleia.
23 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Back Road garden Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
21 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Castle Head/Winster Lindale SD422800 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
8 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lindale Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On last few Buddleia flowers.
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Appletreeworth Torver SD254929 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Brocklebank Ground Torver SD276937 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Natty Bridge Forest Ride Torver SD242941 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Walna Scar quarries Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD249962 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Hazy sunshine.
23 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD424875 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
21 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Next Ness Ulverston SD306787 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
10 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Lindale off Back Road Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
5 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD399806 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
14 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417804 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On garden Deutzia.
25 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Around old nettle patch, regular breeding site.
25 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Old canal bridge off Back lane Sedbergh SD510866 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Back Road Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
27 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Winster footbridge. Lindale SD422803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
10 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lindale Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
19 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Egg Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD471803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson new record created for eggs by DTE from ID 24973 5 Feb 2021
18 Nov 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Nectaring on Knapp-weed and flying around in warm sunshine.
27 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Lindale off Back Road Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On Hebe bush flowers.
27 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Sheepbarrow behind Hadwins Lindale SD419805 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On dry, rough grassland.
1 May 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Playing field Lindale SD418804 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD418804 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
8 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD418804 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson

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