Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Jul 2017 Large White 32 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
11 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 100% cloud 17oC...most disturbed by walking.
1 Jul 2017 Common Blue 12 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All males.
31 Jul 2017 Comma 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Ringlet 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 70 minutes in and around the quarry. sun 10%, breezy,
31 Jul 2017 Holly Blue 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
31 Jul 2017 Small White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 2 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Gower sunny period 12 - 12.45 p.m.
1 Jul 2017 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury Confirmed two sightings of this species. The first was in the (...)
1 Jul 2017 Large Heath 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445819 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY520591 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY520591 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2017 Large Skipper 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10003.jpeg
1 Jul 2017 Large Skipper 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY275567 VC70 Cumberland Trina Barrett Sunny

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