Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jun 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY071323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton 669.jpeg
6 Jun 2014 Orange-tip 2 Adult Bellart Howe Moss Kendal SD457837 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Both males; also a larva on Hedge Garlic, nearly full grown. It (...) 527.jpeg
6 Jun 2014 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX994303 VC70 Cumberland Steven Flynn 525.jpeg
6 Jun 2014 Common Blue 5 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX994303 VC70 Cumberland Steven Flynn 523.jpeg
6 Jun 2014 Small Blue 7 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX994303 VC70 Cumberland Steven Flynn 522.jpeg
6 Jun 2014 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale NY131021 VC70 Cumberland Steven Flynn 520.jpeg
6 Jun 2014 Mountain Ringlet 20 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale NY131021 VC70 Cumberland Steven Flynn I checked a small area around the grid ref above and saw about (...) 519.jpeg
26 Jun 2014 Mountain Ringlet 44 Adult Hartsop Dodd Ullswater NY4111 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cockroft Got there at 11.20 nothing till the sun came out at 12.20.
26 Jun 2014 Small Heath 11 Adult Hartsop Dodd Ullswater NY4111 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cockroft
16 Jun 2014 Grayling 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454773 VC69 Westmorland Angela On steep slope,south side in woodland clearing. Good views as (...)
16 Jun 2014 Ringlet 1 Adult Toppincastle Warwick Bridge NY489569 VC70 Cumberland Gary Hedges
16 Jun 2014 Peacock 1 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop Mill NY175281 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Jun 2014 Small Heath 40 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop Mill NY175281 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Jun 2014 Green-veined White 4 Adult Fairthorns Road Killington SD583913 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
16 Jun 2014 Large Skipper 1 Adult Fairthorns Road Killington SD583913 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
16 Jun 2014 Small Heath 6 Adult Fairthorns Road Killington SD600921 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
16 Jun 2014 Small Heath 5 Adult Killington Reservoir (nearby) Killington SD597911 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
16 Jun 2014 Green-veined White 7 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY071323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
16 Jun 2014 Large Skipper 27 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY071323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
16 Jun 2014 Ringlet 100 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY071323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton this is conservative estimate, they are all over the site
16 Jun 2014 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Large Skipper 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Peacock 1 Pupa Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Very worn. Many caterpillars in the nettle beds
16 Jun 2014 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Undermillbeck Common Windermere SD4195 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick First this year
16 Jun 2014 Large Skipper 3 Adult Undermillbeck Common Windermere SD4195 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Undermillbeck Common Windermere SD4195 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Ringlet 1 Adult Undermillbeck Common Windermere SD4195 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Small Heath 10 Adult Undermillbeck Common Windermere SD4195 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In 1.5hrs on a transect route
16 Jun 2014 Large Heath 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443815 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 4 to 5pm
6 Jun 2014 Common Blue 30 Adult Drigg Dunes Drigg SD048983 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick
6 Jun 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Drigg Dunes Drigg SD048983 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick The first i have ever seen in Cumbria!.......i have been looking (...)
6 Jun 2014 Wall Brown 4 Adult Drigg Dunes Drigg SD048983 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick
6 Jun 2014 Mountain Ringlet 40 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY1302 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Weather just right!.....many fresh....others 4-5 days old.
6 Jun 2014 Small Heath 40 Adult Irton Fell Drigg NY116016 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick
6 Jun 2014 Painted Lady 3 Adult Helm Crag Grasmere NY326094 VC69 Westmorland Claire Gillham One of the warmest days of the year, wind from the continent. 3 (...)
6 Jun 2014 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Whitbarrow NNR Witherslack SD440870 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick near Canon Hervey memorial
6 Jun 2014 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Whitbarrow NNR Witherslack SD440870 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
6 Jun 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick new, shiny
6 Jun 2014 Peacock 1 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick very tattered-in receipt of pension
6 Jun 2014 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
6 Jun 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Bellart Howe Moss Kendal SD457837 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
6 Jun 2014 Large White 1 Adult Bellart Howe Moss Kendal SD457838 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
6 Jun 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD429837 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
6 Jun 2014 Green-veined White 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD429837 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
6 Jun 2014 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD430837 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
6 Jun 2014 Large Skipper 11 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY078328 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
6 Jun 2014 Orange-tip 9 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY078328 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
6 Jun 2014 Peacock 1 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY078328 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
6 Jun 2014 Small Heath 16 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY078328 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
6 Jun 2014 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY078328 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
6 Jun 2014 Small Heath 20 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale NY131021 VC70 Cumberland Steven Flynn minimum of 20.
6 Jun 2014 Wall Brown 3 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX994303 VC70 Cumberland Steven Flynn

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