Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Old Sedbergh Road Kendal SD532928 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
24 May 2020 Large White 1 Adult Old Sedbergh Road Kendal SD532928 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
14 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD5521678481 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Yorke
14 May 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD4055779540 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny wind sheltered butterfly worn
14 May 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD399795 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny wind sheltered
14 May 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD4055779540 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny wind sheltered
14 May 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD404790 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny wind sheltered doing Speckled Wood things
14 May 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD400784 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny wind sheltered
14 May 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Cumrew Fell Castle Carrock NY570554 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins 25552.jpeg
14 May 2020 Green Hairstreak 7 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop Mill NY183283 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
14 May 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
14 May 2020 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Whinlatter Forest Park Cockermouth NY180267 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
14 May 2020 Green-veined White 4 Adult Whinlatter Forest Park Cockermouth NY182266 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
14 May 2020 Large White 2 Adult Whinlatter Forest Park Cockermouth NY182266 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
14 May 2020 Orange-tip 4 Adult Whinlatter Forest Park Cockermouth NY182266 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
14 May 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Whinlatter Forest Park Cockermouth NY181267 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
14 May 2020 Small Heath 6 Adult Whinlatter Forest Park Cockermouth NY182266 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
14 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2020 Wall Brown 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller At least one female 25687.jpeg
14 May 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult by Wiza Beck Wigton NY250476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter In very battered condition
14 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Hutton Roof Witherslack SD5521678481 VC69 Westmorland Mr. Bryan Yorke
4 May 2020 Peacock 7 Adult Country Park Bardsea SD303743 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold on walk between SD303743 and SD290720
4 May 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Simpson Ground Cartmel Fell SD405865 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
4 May 2020 Green Hairstreak 6 Adult Whitestone Beck Stavely in Cartmel SD388850 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson On extensive lush Bilberry regrowth.
4 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould in garden
4 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Carleton Carlisle NY433530 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
4 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Next Ness Nature Reserve Ulverston SD300786 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Males. 70% sun.
4 May 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Next Ness Nature Reserve Ulverston SD300786 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 70% sun. 1 tatty.
4 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
4 May 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
4 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 May 2020 Orange-tip 5 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
4 May 2020 Orange-tip 5 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY0904523168 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 3 male 2 female 25370.jpeg

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    David Eastlick

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