Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Jul 2018 Purple Hairstreak 54 Adult Finsthwaite Heights valley SW of Finsthwaite SD3618488402 VC69 Westmorland David Hardaker On mature oaks north of Chapel House Farm towards High Dam. (...)
15 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 Large White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock Also saw Grayling, Northern Brown Argus, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, (...)
15 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18.00-19.00 18c.
15 Jul 2018 Grayling 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18.00-19.00 18c. 15160.jpeg
15 Jul 2018 Large White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18.00-19.00 18c.
15 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18.00-19.00 18c.
15 Jul 2018 Small White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18.00-19.00 18c.
15 Jul 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm Tatty
15 Jul 2018 Grayling 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Large White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm Tatty
15 Jul 2018 Ringlet 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Small Heath 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Small White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm 15185.jpeg
15 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould 4 males at kettlewell crag
15 Jul 2018 Small White 20 Adult Cowpren point Flookburgh SD346743 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 2 males and a female
15 Jul 2018 Common Blue 3 Adult Lenibrick Point Flookburgh SD348750 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 2 males and a female
15 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Lenibrick Point Flookburgh SD349750 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 2 males and a female
15 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 4 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Jul 2018 Comma 3 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 12 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 14 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Large White 3 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Small Copper 5 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 9 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Small White 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter

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