Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Apr 2024 Peacock 1 Adult Cleabarrow Tarn Bowness-on-Windermere SD423962 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On dandelion.
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 2 Adult Matson Ground Bowness-on-Windermere SD415966 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On dandelion.
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 1 Adult Punch Bowl Inn Crosthwaite SD446912 VC69 Westmorland C Stebbings
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
24 Apr 2024 Peacock 2 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
24 Apr 2024 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
24 Apr 2024 Small White 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
24 Apr 2024 Green Hairstreak 28 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel On willow tree blossom 46148.jpeg
24 Apr 2024 Brimstone 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Female. Alighted briefly on stony ground.
24 Apr 2024 Comma 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mostly basking in sun; stong cold wind.
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey All male, rarely alighting. Sunny, but cold wind.
24 Apr 2024 Peacock 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Basking in sheltered spot. Sunny, but cold wind.
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male 46215.jpeg
24 Apr 2024 Peacock 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Bright sun, cool wind
24 Apr 2024 Red Admiral 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Bright sun, cool wind
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson Flying in sunny garden
24 Apr 2024 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Roudsea Wood Greenodd SD335826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian Off the boardwalk.
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 3 Adult Roudsea Wood Greenodd SD335826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian .
24 Apr 2024 Peacock 6 Adult Roudsea Wood Greenodd SD335826 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian .
24 Apr 2024 Peacock 1 Adult Field S of town Cockermouth NY119298 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 1 Adult Open field S of town Cockermouth NY116298 VC70 Cumberland Peter Billinghurst
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
24 Apr 2024 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY492580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun intervals cold in shade
24 Apr 2024 Comma 3 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland Rose Thompson Warm and sunny
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 1 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland Rose Thompson Warm and sunny
24 Apr 2024 Peacock 6 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland Rose Thompson Warm and sunny
24 Apr 2024 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland Rose Thompson Warm and sunny
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 3 Adult Loanthwaite Lane nr Hawkshead SD36039920 VC69 Westmorland S. Hazelwood 2 male 1 female flying along hedgerow warm sunshine
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell male flying around garden.
24 Apr 2024 Speckled Wood 1 Adult On fellside Applethwaite NY261259 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
24 Apr 2024 Peacock 1 Adult On grassy fellside Applethwaite NY261259 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
24 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 2 Adult Village Applethwaite NY264255 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon Flying about

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