Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 7 Adult Nutting Hall Lane Endmoor SD534845 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell 5M, 2F
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold
22 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Cumwhinton Road Carlisle NY434531 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins 25062.jpeg
22 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Birkrigg Common Ulverston SD285747 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Basking in sheltered spot.
22 Apr 2020 Peacock 4 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD285752 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Basking on dry soil.
22 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD285752 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
22 Apr 2020 Small White 1 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD285752 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 25053.jpeg
22 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Footpath off Red Lane Ulverston SD291756 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On dandelion.
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Red Lane Ulverston SD290758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Female 25042.jpeg
22 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sunbrick Ulverston SD291738 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
22 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult White Gill Lane Ulverston SD292749 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
22 Apr 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD293753 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
22 Apr 2020 Large White 1 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD293753 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 3 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD293753 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace All male.
22 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD293753 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 25047.jpeg
22 Apr 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey One of each sex. Female can't lay eggs here yet, the leaves on (...)
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 3 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey All males. One trapped in our glazed porch was placed on Primula (...)
22 Apr 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 5 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
22 Apr 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
22 Apr 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
22 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
22 Apr 2020 Small White 2 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
22 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
22 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Arnside Moss Arnside SD465783 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On dandelions
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Black Dyke Road Arnside SD472782 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Males
22 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Hazelslack Hazelslack SD476786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Hazelslack Hazelslack SD476786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Female
22 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hazelslack Hazelslack SD476786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
22 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Underlaid Wood Hazelslack SD483785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male
22 Apr 2020 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Underlaid Wood Hazelslack SD482787 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On open ground near limestone area
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Underlaid Wood Hazelslack SD484788 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Fairy Steps. Male
22 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Underlaid Wood Hazelslack SD484788 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Fairy Steps
22 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Underlaid Wood Hazelslack SD482788 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
22 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Underlaid Wood Hazelslack SD484788 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
22 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Underlaid Wood Hazelslack SD484785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Low Fell Gate Cravan Site Grange over Sands SD399774 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny and sheltered from easterly breeze male and nectaring on (...)
22 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Low Fell Gate Cravan Site Grange over Sands SD399774 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny and sheltered from easterly breeze
22 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Low Fell Gate Cravan Site Grange over Sands SD399774 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny and sheltered from easterly breeze
22 Apr 2020 Holly Blue 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Apr 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 4 Adult Stony Holme Golf Course Carlisle NY411566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All males
22 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Stony Holme Golf Course Carlisle NY411566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Brackenthwaite Wigton NY296465 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
22 Apr 2020 Comma 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson 3male 1female
22 Apr 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 4 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson 3male 1female
22 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson
22 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD407795 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson At edge of wood

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