Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Jun 2020 Common Blue 22 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5394879056 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Lower path area only. 90% sun, 22C, humid. 30 minutes (...)
17 Jun 2020 Small Heath 20 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY389294 VC70 Cumberland Nicholas Howard Lots of Small Heath - we lost count. Sunny/thundery afternoon.
17 Jun 2020 Small Heath 14 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton in Furness SD240933 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mainly on western path.
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 13 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All looked really fresh. Most on bramble blossom.
17 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2020 Small Heath 12 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5448378716 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult River Lowther Whale NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 11 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5394879056 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Lower path area only. 90% sun, 22C, humid. 30 minutes (...) 26717.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Common Blue 11 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5448378716 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation. 26709.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All looked fresh
17 Jun 2020 Ringlet 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY235538 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5448378716 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.
17 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 6 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY389294 VC70 Cumberland Nicholas Howard Sunny/thundery afternoon.
17 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5394879056 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Lower path area only. 90% sun, 22C, humid. 30 minutes (...)
17 Jun 2020 Small Heath 5 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5394879056 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Lower path area only. 90% sun, 22C, humid. 30 minutes (...)
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5448378716 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.
17 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton in Furness SD240933 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
17 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5394879056 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans plus about 20 unidentified large fritillaries.
17 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5448378716 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.
17 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton in Furness SD240933 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On western path. 26661.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY063397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 3 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY235538 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY233538 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020 Ringlet 3 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY233538 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY389294 VC70 Cumberland Nicholas Howard Sunny/thundery afternoon.
17 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 3 Adult Levens Park Levens SD5086 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
17 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 3 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5394879056 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Including a mating pair.
17 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult River Lowther Whale NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Ashness Bridge Keswick NY270196 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh On Bramble flowers on the fellside just above the bridge 26966.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton in Furness SD240933 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Tatty. Path on west side of moor.
17 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY063397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY063397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY228529 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult R. Brathay Skelwith Bridge NY340035 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
17 Jun 2020 Painted Lady 2 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY389294 VC70 Cumberland Nicholas Howard Pair at the top of one of the high points at Eycott Hill. (...)
17 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5448378716 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans about 15 unidentified large fritillaries. 26712.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult River Lowther Whale NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult River Lowther Whale NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton in Furness SD240933 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
17 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton in Furness SD240933 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Path on west side of moor.
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton in Furness SD240933 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
17 Jun 2020 Ringlet 1 Adult Uldale Uldale NY256356 VC70 Cumberland James Macgregor
17 Jun 2020 Large White 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY063397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Jun 2020 Ringlet 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY063397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Jun 2020 Small Skipper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of 2020, a male. On the steep slope up from the main (...) 26671.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY233538 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020 Large Heath 1 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY228529 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult R. Brathay Skelwith Bridge NY340035 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
17 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult R. Brathay Skelwith Bridge NY340035 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult R. Brathay Skelwith Bridge NY340035 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
17 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Levens Park Levens SD5086 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Levens Park Levens SD5086 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
17 Jun 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Levens Park Levens SD5086 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key High up in a Wych Elm. Assuming it was White-letter (...) 26643.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5448378716 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.
17 Jun 2020 Ringlet 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male. Only the second one ever seen here. 26691.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male. 26698.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 26697.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Small Skipper 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 26692.jpeg

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