Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 Jul 2018 Common Blue 3 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 5 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Large Skipper 2 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 40 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Ringlet 40 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 6 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Small White 12 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD444853 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Comma 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 10 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Large Skipper 2 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Ringlet 10 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 5 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Small White 5 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 10 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
12 Jul 2018 Common Blue 3 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084476 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 15 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084476 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Never seen so many, mostly on Knapweed
12 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 68 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084476 VC70 Cumberland John Callion minimum
12 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084476 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 5 Adult Eden Bridge, path under, just west of bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Eden Bridge, path under, just west of bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Jul 2018 Small White 2 Adult Eden Bridge, path under, just west of bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Jul 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Middle Gelt Bridge Brampton NY532573 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard At least 2 on either bank of downstream side of bridge and (...)
12 Jul 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Lanercost Bridge East Lanercost NY5641763925 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar My most northerly sighting. Roadside elm
12 Jul 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Lanercost Bridge East Lanercost NY5641763925 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar More northerly than Lanercost Bridge East
12 Jul 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Lanercost Old Bridge Lanercost NY5526327732 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Good canopy views
12 Jul 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Hayton NY5199759125 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar More northerly than Lanercost Bridge East

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