Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace A pair.
23 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 45 mins walk around reserve.
23 Jul 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast but warm.
23 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 45 mins walk around reserve.
23 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory low number but good condition
23 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
23 Jul 2016 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory one individual in very poor condition
23 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory very close to the trig point
23 Jul 2016 Scotch Argus 20 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory Good numbers and easy sightings in most of the upper meadows. (...)
23 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 10 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
23 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 3 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Confirmed as females by B.C. 4 other large Fritillaries flying (...) 6351.jpeg
23 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Ringlet 8 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 7 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Appeared during two brief sunny spells.
23 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Brimstone 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 2 male, 2 female. 6298.jpeg
23 Jul 2016 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Other Whites flying but not identified.
23 Jul 2016 Large Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 19 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192726 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
13 Jul 2016 Grayling 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192726 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Eleven of these were on a small area of "shingle" at the north (...)
13 Jul 2016 High Brown Fritillary 4 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD448773 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden In a small clearing to the west of the main car park 6072.jpeg
13 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD448773 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden In a small clearing to the west of the main car park
13 Jul 2016 Ringlet 12 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD448773 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden In a small clearing to the west of the main car park 6075.jpeg
13 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD448773 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden In a small clearing to the west of the main car park
13 Jul 2016 Grayling 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450771 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden On a rocky limestone face on the ascent from the car park to the (...) 6076.jpeg
13 Jul 2016 Comma 1 Adult Brettargh Holt Kendal SD508864 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden spotted this just by road feeding on brambles in the sun 6078.jpeg
13 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Brettargh Holt Kendal SD508864 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden very fresh specimen also feeding on bramble
13 Jul 2016 White-letter Hairstreak 4 Adult Brettargh Holt Kendal SD506861 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden needed binoculars to spot these at the top of an elm tree,mating (...)
3 Jul 2016 Large Skipper 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD457837 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
3 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
3 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
3 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
3 Jul 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD451778 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
3 Jul 2016 Grayling 14 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD451778 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
3 Jul 2016 High Brown Fritillary 7 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD451778 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
3 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 40 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD451778 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
3 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD334870 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Overcast, 13deg.C
3 Jul 2016 Large Skipper 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD336881 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 5930.jpeg
3 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD335874 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Overcast, 13deg.C
3 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
23 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
13 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Mossgate, Great Corby Carlisle NY480545 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Brand new!
3 Jul 2016 Large Heath 15 Adult Scaleby Moss Scaleby NY431633 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Most close to specified grid ref but some further north.

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