Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 May 2020 Peacock 100 Larva Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY386306 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Larval Web on Nettles, just below entrance to reserve 25732.jpeg
22 May 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 100 Larva Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY386306 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Larval Web on Nettles, just below entrance to reserve. Very (...) 25733.jpeg
22 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
22 May 2020 Large White 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
22 May 2020 Small Copper 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman Flushed out of long grass by my 2 springers.
12 May 2020 Orange-tip 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 5 males, 2 females
12 May 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY0904523168 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 26181.jpeg
12 May 2020 Green-veined White 3 Adult Thackthwaite woods Thackthwaite NY1450422875 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 25535.jpeg
12 May 2020 Small Copper 3 Adult Thackthwaite woods Thackthwaite NY1450422875 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke
12 May 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Thackthwaite woods Thackthwaite NY1450422875 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 25533.jpeg
12 May 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Belah Crescent Carlisle NY399576 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
2 May 2020 Orange-tip 5 Adult Crooklands Crooklands SD537834 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell 3M, 2F
2 May 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Newton Fell Low Newton SD407821 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
2 May 2020 Small White 3 Adult Jubilee Walk Warwick Bridge NY465562 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
2 May 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Jubilee Walk Warwick Bridge NY465562 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins 25303.jpeg
2 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Scotby Scotby NY445552 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
2 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Brick Kiln Lane Ulverston SD297769 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14c. 100% sun. Wind 2. M
2 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Brick Kiln Lane Ulverston SD302766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace M 25270.jpeg
2 May 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Brick Kiln Lane Ulverston SD297769 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14c. 100% sun. Wind 2
2 May 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Brick Kiln Lane Ulverston SD302766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Tatty.
2 May 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Dismantled railway Sandhall SD305767 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Females.
2 May 2020 Orange-tip 6 Adult Dismantled railway Sandhall SD305767 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 3F, 3M. 6 Flying whites. Abundance of cuckoo flower
2 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Female. Landed on dead-headed daffodil at 4.40pm BST in full (...) 25296.jpeg
2 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould At Kettlewell crag
2 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On wallflowers in promenade flower bed
2 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD446778 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male in garden on New Barns Road
2 May 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD446778 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell in garden on New Barns Road
2 May 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY226598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
2 May 2020 Orange-tip 3 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY226598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
2 May 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY221597 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
2 May 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY219597 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
2 May 2020 Comma 1 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 May 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 May 2020 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD316887 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
2 May 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD316887 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
2 May 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD316887 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
2 May 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD316887 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter

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