Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jul 2018 Common Blue 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun Terrific Knapweed!
25 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun Terrific Knapweed!
25 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 18 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun Terrific Knapweed!
25 Jul 2018 Large White 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun Terrific Knapweed!
25 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 24 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun Females much fresher than 'tatty' males
25 Jul 2018 Northern Brown Argus 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun very faded
25 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
25 Jul 2018 Peacock 28 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
25 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
25 Jul 2018 Ringlet 18 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun faded
25 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 18 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun faded
25 Jul 2018 Small Heath 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
25 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 31 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
25 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
25 Jul 2018 Small White 14 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
25 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 3 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD394775 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Large White 4 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD394775 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Small White 3 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD394775 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD397779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Large White 4 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD397779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD399778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Small White 4 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD397779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5.25pm - 6.25pm
25 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5.25pm - 6.25pm
25 Jul 2018 Large White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5.25pm - 6.25pm
25 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5.25pm - 6.25pm
25 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5.25pm - 6.25pm 15696.jpeg
25 Jul 2018 Ringlet 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5.25pm - 6.25pm Very tatty
25 Jul 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5.25pm - 6.25pm 15699.jpeg
25 Jul 2018 Small White 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5.25pm - 6.25pm
25 Jul 2018 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Barker Scar near to estuary Holker SD332786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying and perching on old oak tree along edge of bank. Seen (...)
25 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD336786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On flower heads in marshy area. Fresh specimen
25 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD336786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On flower heads in marshy area. Fresh specimen
25 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD336786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In woodland near marsh
25 Jul 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Aynsome Lane Cartmel SD381801 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Aynsome Lane Cartmel SD381801 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Greenbank Lane Cartmel SD378792 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Greenbank Lane Aynsome SD379802 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Small White 1 Adult Greenbank Lane Aynsome SD379802 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick tatty
25 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Muddy Pool Cartmel SD382794 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Muddy Pool Cartmel SD381794 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
25 Jul 2018 Common Blue 15 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029359 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 1.10 - 2.30pm sunny but quite breezy. All males.
25 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 3 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029359 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 1.10 - 2.30pm sunny but quite breezy
25 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029359 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 1.10 - 2.30pm sunny but quite breezy
25 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029359 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 1.10 - 2.30pm sunny but quite breezy 15757.jpeg
25 Jul 2018 Small White 8 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029359 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 1.10 - 2.30pm sunny but quite breezy
25 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2.50 - 3.30pm sunny but breezy. Very faded, but still a strong (...)
25 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 13 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2.50 - 3.30pm sunny but breezy
25 Jul 2018 Peacock 4 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2.50 - 3.30pm sunny but breezy
25 Jul 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2.50 - 3.30pm sunny but breezy
25 Jul 2018 Small Heath 4 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2.50 - 3.30pm sunny but breezy
25 Jul 2018 Small White 8 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2.50 - 3.30pm sunny but breezy
25 Jul 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am - 12.30pm sunny but quite breezy. Male.
25 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 5 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am - 12.30pm sunny but quite breezy 15725.jpeg
25 Jul 2018 Large White 4 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am - 12.30pm sunny but quite breezy
25 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am - 12.30pm sunny but quite breezy
25 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am - 12.30pm sunny but quite breezy
25 Jul 2018 Small White 15 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am - 12.30pm sunny but quite breezy
25 Jul 2018 Wall Brown 4 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am - 12.30pm sunny but quite breezy
25 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 9 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am 15711.jpeg
25 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 15 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am
25 Jul 2018 Large White 3 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am
25 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am
25 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am 15708.jpeg
25 Jul 2018 Peacock 3 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am
25 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am 15707.jpeg
25 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am
25 Jul 2018 Small White 8 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am
25 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am
25 Jul 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.50 - 11.30am
25 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 15 minute visit, sunny but windy.
25 Jul 2018 Small White 2 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 15 minute visit, sunny but windy.
25 Jul 2018 Peacock 25 Adult High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY485478 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 1km walk to north
25 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY485478 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 1km walk to north
25 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 11 Adult High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY485478 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 1km walk to north
25 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY485478 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 1km walk to north
25 Jul 2018 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult How Farm, Our Garden,next to Portinscale NY247242 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Unexpected sighting from an upstairs window. In a Rowan Tree, (...) 15680.jpeg
15 Jul 2018 Purple Hairstreak 54 Adult Finsthwaite Heights valley SW of Finsthwaite SD3618488402 VC69 Westmorland David Hardaker On mature oaks north of Chapel House Farm towards High Dam. (...)
15 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 Large White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock
15 Jul 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland H Shacklock Also saw Grayling, Northern Brown Argus, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, (...)
15 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18.00-19.00 18c.
15 Jul 2018 Grayling 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18.00-19.00 18c. 15160.jpeg
15 Jul 2018 Large White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18.00-19.00 18c.
15 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18.00-19.00 18c.
15 Jul 2018 Small White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18.00-19.00 18c.
15 Jul 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm Tatty
15 Jul 2018 Grayling 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Large White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm Tatty
15 Jul 2018 Ringlet 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Small Heath 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Small White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm 15185.jpeg
15 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
15 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould 4 males at kettlewell crag
15 Jul 2018 Small White 20 Adult Cowpren point Flookburgh SD346743 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 2 males and a female
15 Jul 2018 Common Blue 3 Adult Lenibrick Point Flookburgh SD348750 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 2 males and a female
15 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Lenibrick Point Flookburgh SD349750 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 2 males and a female
15 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 4 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Jul 2018 Comma 3 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 12 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 14 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Large White 3 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Small Copper 5 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 9 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Small White 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
15 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Rusland SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
5 Jul 2018 Grayling 9 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452775 VC69 Westmorland David Bradley
5 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 6 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD361889 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
5 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD361889 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
5 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD361889 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
5 Jul 2018 Small White 3 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
5 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 4 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2018 Ringlet 4 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 19 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 16 males/3 females
5 Jul 2018 Small White 5 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD487878 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2018 Large Skipper 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444833 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444833 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444833 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 2 females/1 male
5 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444833 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444833 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge

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    Chris Winnick
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