Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Sleddale Forest Garnett Bridge NY481016 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson 400 meters elevation.
21 Jun 2019 Small Heath 50 Adult Sleddale Forest Garnett Bridge NY485013 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
1 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips
1 Jun 2019 Large White 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips
1 Jun 2019 Marsh Fritillary 14 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips 19231.jpeg
1 Jun 2019 Small Heath 8 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips
1 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips
1 Jun 2019 Wall Brown 5 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips 19232.jpeg
21 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440829 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 15c -sunny spells
21 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440829 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 15c -sunny spells
21 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440829 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 15c -sunny spells
21 Jun 2019 Ringlet 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440829 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 15c -sunny spells
21 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440829 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 15c -sunny spells
21 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440829 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 15c -sunny spells
21 Jun 2019 Small Heath 3 Adult Boredale Hause Patterdale NY407156 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny spells.
21 Jun 2019 Small Heath 4 Adult Patterdale Common Patterdale NY405158 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 3 in grass
21 Jun 2019 Small Heath 5 Adult Patterdale Common Patterdale NY408162 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny spells.
21 Jun 2019 Small Heath 3 Adult Patterdale Common Patterdale NY408161 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace No MR seen on Place Fell but not ideal conditions.
21 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Post Office Patterdale NY395159 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.30am. 11c. Flying up P.O. wall.
21 Jun 2019 Small Heath 4 Adult Redgate Head Patterdale NY408165 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace No MR seen on Place Fell but not ideal conditions.
11 Jun 2019 Common Blue 2 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010326 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
11 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 1 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010326 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
11 Jun 2019 Small Heath 2 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010326 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
21 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 6 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD4190 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
21 Jun 2019 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD4190 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
21 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Birks Bridge Ford Crosthwaite SD4191 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
21 Jun 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Martin
21 Jun 2019 Common Blue 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 1 male, 2 females. The first female CBs I have seen in (...) 19844.jpeg
21 Jun 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
21 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Quite worn, a female. On and around thistles. 19839.jpeg
21 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Jun 2019 Small Skipper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of 2019.
1 Jun 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 1 Adult Irton Fell Gosforth NY12891095 VC70 Cumberland Martin Tordoff Only MR seen on BC Cumbria field trip. Mild, drizzly and breezy 19235.jpeg
11 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD2289385286 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans In the woodland glades around edge of moss. Too windy for any (...)
11 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD2289385286 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans In the woodland glades around edge of moss. Too windy for any (...)
21 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Coppermines Coniston SD293981 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
21 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 3 Adult Coppermines Coniston SD293981 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
21 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Coppermines Coniston SD293981 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
21 Jun 2019 Small Heath 30 Adult Coppermines Coniston SD293981 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
1 Jun 2019 Small Blue 2 Adult Townend farm car park (NT) Troutbeck Cumbria NY377041 VC69 Westmorland Sally Garner Flying in small wildflower meadow ajoining car park and leading (...)
21 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 6 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317884 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
21 Jun 2019 Small Heath 20 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317884 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
21 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317884 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
1 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 5 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
1 Jun 2019 Large White 3 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
1 Jun 2019 Marsh Fritillary 60 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
1 Jun 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
1 Jun 2019 Small Heath 30 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
1 Jun 2019 Small White 3 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
1 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
1 Jun 2019 Wall Brown 12 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter

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