Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

Submit sighting report. Show mode help. Show view help. Show first sightings. Show sightings gallery. Show data visualisations.




Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Aug 2016 Common Blue 3 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD172710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1.30-2.30pm. 22C.
18 Aug 2016 Gatekeeper 5 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD172710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1.30-2.30pm. 22C.
18 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 2 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD172710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1.30-2.30pm. 22C.
18 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 3 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD172710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1.30-2.30pm. 22C.
18 Aug 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD173722 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 22C.
18 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Gurnal Dubs Burneside SD5099 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 15.00-16.00, mostly sunny, light breeze.
18 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Gurnal Dubs track Burneside SD508987 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 16.30. Sunny, light breeze.
18 Aug 2016 Large White 2 Adult Dobbies Garden Centre Dalston NY355517 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On buddleia at north end of garden centre
18 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 5 Adult Dobbies Garden Centre Dalston NY355517 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On buddleia at north end of garden centre
18 Aug 2016 Peacock 8 Adult Dobbies Garden Centre Dalston NY355517 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On buddleia at north end of garden centre
18 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 3 Adult Dobbies Garden Centre Dalston NY355517 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On buddleia at north end of garden centre
18 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 2 Adult Dobbies Garden Centre Dalston NY355517 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On buddleia at north end of garden centre
18 Aug 2016 Marsh Fritillary 160 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY279571 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar 160 webs located today. Another day needed to complete the web (...)
18 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Peacock 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe From Smardale bridge along old railway track to Smardale, only (...)
18 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 26 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725063 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe From the viaduct to Smardale bridge along the permissive path
18 Aug 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 25 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe From Smardale to the viaduct on the railway track.
18 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY462550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
18 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 3 Adult CA14 5BZ Workington NX99602688 VC70 Cumberland Caroline

Branch information

In your area

  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

Full Branch Contacts List