Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jun 2019 Large Heath 24 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443818 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 10.30am. 80% sun, warm, strong breeze. Walked the outer part of (...) 19639.jpeg
16 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 20 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY714056 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 4pm. 40% sun. Warm. far and away the most numerous butterfly at (...) 19640.jpeg
16 Jun 2019 Small Heath 16 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD168710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. Sunny intervals. 75 min observation.
16 Jun 2019 Small Heath 12 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards intermittent sun
16 Jun 2019 Common Blue 8 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD168710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. Sunny intervals. 75 min observation.
16 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
16 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 5 Adult River Lowther Whale NY576221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
16 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall Sunny periods, cool wind, 15 degrees 19589.jpeg
16 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
16 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 3 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards intermittent sun
16 Jun 2019 Small White 3 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY548642 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 13 degrees. 50% sun
16 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 2 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD168710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. Sunny intervals. 75 min observation.
16 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Garden Appleby in Westmorland NY689205 VC69 Westmorland Jo Ayres On red valerian
16 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 2 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY548642 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 13 degrees. 50% sun
16 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
16 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall
16 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD168710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. Sunny intervals. 75 min observation.
16 Jun 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY714056 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 4pm. 40% sun. Warm. 19641.jpeg
16 Jun 2019 Large White 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Pristine male.
16 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 1 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY548642 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 13 degrees. 50% sun
16 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY548642 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 13 degrees. 50% sun
16 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY576221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 19586.jpeg
16 Jun 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY576221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male.
16 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter

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