Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Large Skipper

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 10 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and hot 42277.jpeg
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 10 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY547112 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and hot - along the track besides Wetsleddale Reservoir 42283.jpeg
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 4 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD224853 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 24C. 100% sun.
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 8 Adult Allonby Cycle Track Allonby NY078410 VC70 Cumberland John Callion At least this number on 1km stretch between Mealo House and Blue (...)
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 3 Adult Bowber Head Farm Ravenstonedale NY741032 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Counted whilst walking through hay meadows. Sunny and warm.
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 50 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY253587 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Minimum count, many nectaring on bramble. 13:10-14:50 Warm and (...)
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian sunny and breezy
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 7 Adult Fell Track Newbiggin cumrew NY562491 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny breezy. track to moorland
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 2 Adult Grass Track Renwick NY562491 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny breezy. track to fellside
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 4 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman

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