Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Jun 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick dry, sunny warm light breeze
21 Jun 2018 Ringlet 10 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick dry, sunny warm light breeze Concentrated in a sunny glade (...)
21 Jun 2018 Ringlet 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick dry, sunny warm light breeze
21 Jun 2018 Small Heath 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick dry, sunny warm light breeze
21 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick dry, sunny warm light breeze
21 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick dry, sunny warm light breeze
21 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
21 Jun 2018 Ringlet 3 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
21 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Whale Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 14191.jpeg
21 Jun 2018 Ringlet 1 Adult Whale Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 10 Adult High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY483485 VC70 Cumberland C
11 Jun 2018 Small Heath 6 Adult High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY483485 VC70 Cumberland C
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun......my first of year.[female]
11 Jun 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Small Heath 8 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Large Heath 2 Adult Ireland Moss Haverthwaite SD334844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Possibly 4 seen. 21C. 90 mins walk.
11 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 4 Adult Ireland Moss Haverthwaite SD334844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 21C. 90 mins walk.
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 8 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD491900 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Not nectaring, hardly settling. All males. Intermittent sun, (...)
11 Jun 2018 Small Heath 11 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD491900 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Intermittent sun, strong northerly breeze.
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
11 Jun 2018 Grayling 9 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
11 Jun 2018 Small Heath 11 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
11 Jun 2018 Small White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
11 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
11 Jun 2018 Large Heath 1 Adult Hulleter Moss Rusland SD335880 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
11 Jun 2018 Large Heath 8 Adult Ireland Moss Haverthwaite SD334845 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In 30 minutes in the central cottongrass area. Sunny and warm (...)
11 Jun 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rusland Cross Rusland SD338887 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
11 Jun 2018 Small Heath 2 Adult Rusland Cross Rusland SD338887 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
11 Jun 2018 Large Heath 43 Adult Rusland Moss NNR Rusland SD334884 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In 30 minute transects across the Moss in sunshine. Breezy, (...)
11 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Rusland Moss NNR Rusland SD334884 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On footpath near the viewing platform
11 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
11 Jun 2018 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
11 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
11 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
11 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Grey Knotts Honistor Pass NY216132 VC70 Cumberland Philip Key Good views of them flying and basking.
1 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 50 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY127019 VC70 Cumberland Adam McVeigh
1 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 6 Adult Garburn Road/Garburn Pass Troutbeck NY413028 VC69 Westmorland C. Guest Possibly into double figures but may have been small whites when (...)
1 Jun 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Garburn Road/Garburn Pass Troutbeck NY413028 VC69 Westmorland C. Guest
1 Jun 2018 Small Heath 20 Adult Garburn Road/Garburn Pass Troutbeck NY413028 VC69 Westmorland C. Guest
1 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garburn Road/Garburn Pass Troutbeck NY413028 VC69 Westmorland C. Guest
1 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Garburn Road/Garburn Pass Troutbeck NY413028 VC69 Westmorland C. Guest
1 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 70% sun.
1 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 70% sun.
1 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 70% sun.
1 Jun 2018 Small Heath 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 70% sun.
1 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 70% sun.
1 Jun 2018 Peacock 20 Larva Gurnal Dubs lane Burneside SD505988 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Approx. no. of larvae, 3rd instar? 13494.jpeg
1 Jun 2018 Small Heath 1 Adult Potter Fell Burneside SD503990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Heavy overcast, thundery, 22 deg. C.
1 Jun 2018 Duke of Burgundy 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Kevin Eaves 13493.jpeg
1 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jun 2018 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jun 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY369506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams In the garden - at 7.45 a.m.
1 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 3 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD338970 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm
1 Jun 2018 Orange-tip 5 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD338970 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm
1 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD338970 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm
1 Jun 2018 Common Blue 34 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13546.jpeg
1 Jun 2018 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13548.jpeg
1 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13547.jpeg
1 Jun 2018 Large White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13549.jpeg
1 Jun 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...)
1 Jun 2018 Small Blue 37 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13544.jpeg
1 Jun 2018 Small Heath 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13545.jpeg
1 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188717 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13553.jpeg
1 Jun 2018 Small White 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...)
1 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13552.jpeg
1 Jun 2018 Small Heath 3 Adult Barkbooth Lot Hartbarrow SD4190 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley

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