Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Swindale Shap NY511129 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Fewer than the Ringlets and generally more tatty. but noted (...)
12 Jul 2022 Peacock 100 Larva Swindale Shap NY511129 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference. Seen clustered on nettles 100 means (...)
12 Jul 2022 Ringlet 100 Adult Swindale Shap NY511129 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick The 100 means a lot but noted over 5.5 hours. Aggregated grid (...)
12 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY511129 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference
2 Jul 2022 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland David Hughes Mainly bright cloud, some sun. 37095.jpeg
2 Jul 2022 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Honister Pass Seatoller NY211121 VC70 Cumberland Jennifer Warr Cloudy, cool and windy conditions, sun popped out briefly
2 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 4 Adult Sainsburys car park Kendal SD519941 VC69 Westmorland Jennifer Warr
12 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males
12 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Jul 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD322826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
2 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD322826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
2 Jul 2022 Ringlet 6 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD322826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 37060.jpeg
2 Jul 2022 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD322826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian Near the stone hut at the far end of the woods.
2 Jul 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
2 Jul 2022 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45637747 VC69 Westmorland Robert Petley-Jones Fresh male
2 Jul 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD485804 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Keeping an eye open, only MB and Ringlet Thursday and Friday. (...)
2 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD485804 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Keeping an eye open, only MB and Ringlet Thursday and Friday. (...)
2 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD485804 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
2 Jul 2022 Ringlet 20 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD485804 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Not possible to count with accuracy, but these over 50m stretch (...)

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