Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 53 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall They wereWell spread out. Windy and 27 degrees! 15858.jpeg
26 Jul 2018 Brimstone 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Comma 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Common Blue 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Grayling 28 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 High Brown Fritillary 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Large White 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 14 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Peacock 26 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Ringlet 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Small Heath 8 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Small White 11 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD333788 VC69 Westmorland Colin
26 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD329781 VC69 Westmorland Colin
26 Jul 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335787 VC69 Westmorland Colin
26 Jul 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips One at the Lime Kilns and the other just east of Smardale Gill (...)
26 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Large White 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 17 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips One just east of the Lime Kilns and two near the east end of (...)
26 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips west end of the walk
26 Jul 2018 Peacock 29 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Ringlet 25 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 107 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 3 in the cutting and one at the west end between the cutting and (...)
26 Jul 2018 Small Heath 23 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Small White 30 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange in Borrowdale NY253169 VC70 Cumberland David Thomason Single female on bracken beside path from Bowder Stone car park (...)
26 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Large White 2 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Ringlet 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Ringlet 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Small White 3 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Small White 6 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Hardcrag Grange over Sands SD405779 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Small White 2 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
26 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Staveley SD469984 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 8.45am 15702.jpeg
26 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Staveley SD469984 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 8.45am
26 Jul 2018 Small White 2 Adult Garden Staveley SD469984 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 8.45am
26 Jul 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Oxenholme station Kendal SD5390 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Feeding on rosebay willowherb
26 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 4 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2018 Comma 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY464548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 10.30am
26 Jul 2018 Peacock 3 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY464548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 10.30am
26 Jul 2018 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 15837.jpeg
26 Jul 2018 Large White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Common Blue 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10m 1f
26 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Large White 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 21 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Peacock 30 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Ringlet 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 29 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Small Heath 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Small White 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Large White 2 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
26 Jul 2018 Peacock 4 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
26 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
26 Jul 2018 Small Heath 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
26 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
26 Jul 2018 Small White 4 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
26 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 20 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Grayling 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Large White 12 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Northern Brown Argus 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Ringlet 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Small White 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Comma 6 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 10 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 9 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Large White 19 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Peacock 24 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 5 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Ringlet 2 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Small Copper 6 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 11 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Small White 6 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY711060 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY711060 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY711060 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Large White 3 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY711060 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY711060 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY711060 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Peacock 22 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY711060 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Ringlet 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY711060 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jul 2018 Small White 6 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY711060 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Large White 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Peacock 21 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 128 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar PM partial visit. Latest 6.30pm 15787.jpeg
26 Jul 2018 Small Heath 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jul 2018 Small White 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar