Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

Submit sighting report. Show mode help. Show view help. Show first sightings. Show sightings gallery. Show data visualisations.




Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Footpath near station Dalston NY368507 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
20 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 30 Adult R. Caldew, Low Mill Dalston NY385517 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
15 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Rose Bridge Dalston NY375463 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
6 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On garden buddleia
31 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY363525 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
24 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult R. Caldew, Rose Bridge Dalston NY375465 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
9 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On a single buddleia
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On garden buddleia
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams Rescued from sunlounge!
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult R. Caldew Dalston NY371505 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
18 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult River Caldew Dalston NY387517 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
17 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult River Caldew Dalston NY375506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
13 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dalston near railway line Dalston NY367506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
25 Aug 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 13 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On garden buddleia
31 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On garden buddleia
31 Aug 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sowwerby Wood Dalston NY365518 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
25 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On garden buddleia
8 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368507 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On garden buddleia
9 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY365520 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
8 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dalston Cycle track Dalston NY385517 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
8 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult River Caldew Dalston NY388517 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
9 Oct 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
11 Sep 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
2 Oct 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Gaitsgill garden sedum Gaitsgill NY388467 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
28 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Curthwaite backyard Wigton NY324489 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
28 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dalston garden buddleia Dalston NY370506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
10 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Curthwaite kitchen interior Wigton NY324489 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams safely extracted!
10 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Riverside Buddleia, Low Mill Dalston NY382515 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
31 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Rosley roadside verge Rosley NY327462 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
11 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Grune Point Skinburness NY134564 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
11 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086479 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
8 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult East Park Crofton Wigton NY312505 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
8 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086479 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
14 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Crofton Wood Thursby NY312505 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
12 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Roadside Verge, Dalston Dalston NY359505 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
3 Jun 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Windfarm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
4 May 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Grain store footpath Crofton Wigton NY298506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
24 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Grain store footpath Crofton Wigton NY299506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dalston footpath Dalston NY369507 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
6 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Chalk Beck Curthwaite Wigton NY328493 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
15 Oct 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Curthwaite Wigton NY324489 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
2 Oct 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Curthwaite Wigton NY325493 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
8 Sep 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Curthwaite Wigton NY324489 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
7 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Kirkland Port Carlisle NY244618 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
14 Apr 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Curthwaite Wigton NY327495 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
14 Apr 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Curthwaite Wigton NY328493 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
31 Mar 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dalston Cycle Track Dalston NY3750 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams

Branch information

In your area

  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

Full Branch Contacts List