Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
1 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY081433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Unusual here
1 May 2020 Small Copper 2 Adult Mosser Fell Road Loweswater NY1214022883 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke Too fast to get a photo of the butterfly but took a picture of (...) 25261.jpeg
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Hartsop village Patterdale NY410132 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male and female
31 May 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389744 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Male
31 May 2020 Northern Brown Argus 12 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson Mainly along SW more recently cleared areas.
21 May 2020 Small Heath 12 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson Lots in grazed infertile grassland
31 May 2020 Small Heath 12 Adult Footpath Nibthwaite Grange SD299891 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace From Bletherbarrow lane to High wood.
31 May 2020 Large White 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389744 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
31 May 2020 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
31 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 12 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
31 May 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
31 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317884 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
31 May 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466850 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
21 May 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD537781 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
11 May 2020 Small Blue 2 Adult Maryport Coastal Park Maryport NY028359 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton 25523.jpeg
11 May 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Maryport Coastal Park Maryport NY028359 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton 25524.jpeg
11 May 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Near Lessonhall Wigton NY212510 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
1 May 2020 Small White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 May 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 May 2020 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 May 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Wigton NY280570 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter

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