Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
26 Jun 2017 Small Heath 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
26 Jun 2017 Ringlet 15 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
26 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 3 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
26 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
26 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
26 Jun 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 28 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
26 Jun 2017 Common Blue 55 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
26 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9958.jpeg
26 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9956.jpeg
26 Jun 2017 Small Skipper 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9954.jpeg
26 Jun 2017 Ringlet 80 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Dozens, in every sunny patch. 9951.jpeg
26 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
26 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
26 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9953.jpeg
26 Jun 2017 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9957.jpeg
26 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 30 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD444823 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9.30AM, cloudy. 9959.jpeg
26 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD444823 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9.30AM, cloudy. 9960.jpeg
26 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 15.30 to 16.00 in calm and sunny weather
26 Jun 2017 Ringlet 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 15.30 to 16.00 in calm and sunny weather
26 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 15.30 to 16.00 in calm and sunny weather
26 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 15.30 to 16.00 in calm and sunny weather
26 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 11 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 15.30 to 16.00 in calm and sunny weather
26 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 15.30 to 16.00 in calm and sunny weather
26 Jun 2017 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 15.30 to 16.00 in calm and sunny weather
26 Jun 2017 Comma 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 15.30 to 16.00 in calm and sunny weather
26 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
26 Jun 2017 Ringlet 60 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton numbers less than previous but still good numbers around
26 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 4 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
26 Jun 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
26 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
26 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 3 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton My regular 'top walk' at soddy approx 2kms
26 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX957118 VC70 Cumberland James Bradbury
26 Jun 2017 Ringlet 2 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX957118 VC70 Cumberland James Bradbury
26 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 3 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX957118 VC70 Cumberland James Bradbury
26 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 2 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX957118 VC70 Cumberland James Bradbury
26 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX957118 VC70 Cumberland James Bradbury
26 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard cloudy and cool
26 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard cloudy and cool
26 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult High Hampsfield Farm/Allotment Lindale SD404804 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
26 Jun 2017 Ringlet 2 Adult Hampsfell Lindale SD400805 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
26 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Hampsfell Lindale SD400805 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
26 Jun 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Hampsfell Lindale SD400805 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
26 Jun 2017 Common Blue 3 Adult Hampsfell Lindale SD400805 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
26 Jun 2017 Small Heath 3 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Lindale SD403800 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
26 Jun 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 10 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Lindale SD403800 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
26 Jun 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Lindale SD403800 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
26 Jun 2017 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult South of Brettargh Holt Sedgwick SD507862 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 70% sun. Near the top of elm trees either side of the (...)
26 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 15 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun
26 Jun 2017 Small Skipper 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun All recently emerged males
26 Jun 2017 Small Heath 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun
26 Jun 2017 Ringlet 50 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun
26 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun
26 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun Most females
26 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun
26 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun
26 Jun 2017 Grayling 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun Most recently emerged males.
26 Jun 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 18 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun Most recently emerged males.
26 Jun 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 40-60% sun

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