Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 May 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong Female,18degC,sunny
12 May 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong 18degC,sunny
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong 18degC,sunny
12 May 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong Female, 20degC,sunny
12 May 2018 Green Hairstreak 12 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong 20degC,sunny
12 May 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong 20degC,sunny
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 8 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong 20degC,sunny
12 May 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Duddon Moss Road Broughton in Furness SD223854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On wild garlic.
12 May 2018 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD229858 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Far end of circular boardwalk, where path becomes grassy.
12 May 2018 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD225853 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
12 May 2018 Green Hairstreak 5 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD228858 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Either side of the old boardwalk.
12 May 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD225853 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 4 Adult Eccle Riggs Broughton in Furness SD213866 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 3 male, 1 female in boggy field with cuckoo flower.
12 May 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD434808 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Found near the walkway on the edge of woodland near second info (...)
12 May 2018 Green Hairstreak 10 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD434808 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Found near the walkway on the edge of woodland near second info (...)
12 May 2018 Green-veined White 8 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD434808 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Feeding on dandelions Near the entrance area. And by second info (...)
12 May 2018 Green-veined White 8 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD434808 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Found near the walkway on the edge of woodland near second info (...)
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 10 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD434808 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Near the entrance and around waters edge in clearing. Warm (...)
12 May 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller A male and a female.
12 May 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 9 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7 males 2 females
12 May 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first in 2018, 8 days later than 2017 (same as Wall Brown) 13181.jpeg
12 May 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 May 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first in 2018, 8 days later than 2017 (same as Small Copper) 13182.jpeg
12 May 2018 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller A male and a female.
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 3 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
12 May 2018 Green-veined White 3 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 12 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 3 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY460551 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Arnside Station Arnside SD460788 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows

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