Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun
12 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun
12 Oct 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson Feeding on devils bit scabious
12 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson Feeding on devils bit scabious
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Appleby in Westmorland NY666202 VC69 Westmorland Ivan Welsh
12 Oct 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Appleby in Westmorland NY666202 VC69 Westmorland Ivan Welsh
12 Oct 2019 Comma 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny interval
12 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny interval
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny interval
12 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny interval
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Station Grange over Sands SD412781 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows There were at least this many, on ivy, at the Arnside end of the (...)
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Station Yard Arnside SD461787 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Askham Penrith NY518240 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All nectaring on Ivy.
12 Oct 2019 Small White 1 Adult Askham Penrith NY518240 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Oct 2019 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Askham Penrith NY518240 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 4 of them nectaring on Ivy.
12 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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