Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler
26 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler Very hot, no breeze
26 Jun 2018 Ringlet 10 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler
26 Jun 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433870 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler Very hot, no breeze, early afternoon
26 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433870 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler Very hot, no breeze, early afternoon
26 Jun 2018 Ringlet 100 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433870 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler Very hot, no breeze, early afternoon
26 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433870 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler Very hot, no breeze, early afternoon
26 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Stonegarth High Hampsfield SD407801 VC69 Westmorland Geoff Birch In a clearing in greasy Barrow wood flying and interactive
26 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Booths Carpark Ulverston SD294786 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On bush by main entrance. 9.15am. Hot
26 Jun 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Hoad Hill Ulverston SD293788 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 75 min walk. High 20's C.
26 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 19 Adult Hoad Hill Ulverston SD294790 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 75 min walk. High 20's C.
26 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 2 Adult Hoad Hill Ulverston SD294790 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 75 min walk. High 20's C.
26 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult Hoad Hill Ulverston SD293788 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 75 min walk. High 20's C.
26 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Hoad Hill Ulverston SD294790 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 75 min walk. High 20's C.
26 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Next Ness Nature Reserve Ulverston SD300786 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
26 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Next Ness Nature Reserve Ulverston SD300786 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
26 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Tebay Lane Ulverston SD299790 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace High 20's C. 100% sun.
26 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult Tebay Lane Ulverston SD299790 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace High 20's C. 100% sun.
26 Jun 2018 Small White 1 Adult Tebay Lane Ulverston SD299790 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace High 20's C. 100% sun.
26 Jun 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD434831 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick A very bright fresh butterfly flying a top speed up and down the (...)
26 Jun 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD434831 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
26 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD434831 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
26 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 2 Adult A69 verge near Hayton Brampton NY503583 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2018 Ringlet 1 Adult A69 verge near Hayton Brampton NY503583 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult A69 verge near Hayton Brampton NY503583 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Fresh male, nectaring on Umbellifers immediately in front of a (...) 14397.jpeg
26 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Woods Carlisle NY468547 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
6 Jun 2018 Small Copper 3 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307542 VC70 Cumberland C
6 Jun 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307542 VC70 Cumberland C
6 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307542 VC70 Cumberland C
6 Jun 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Jun 2018 Small Heath 4 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Pengarth Grange over Sands SD401781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Jun 2018 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
6 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
6 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 13656.jpeg
6 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
6 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
6 Jun 2018 Common Blue 4 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes surveying the eastern slope in warm and sunny (...)
6 Jun 2018 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes surveying the eastern slope in warm and sunny (...)
6 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 3 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes surveying the eastern slope in warm and sunny (...)
6 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 2 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes surveying the eastern slope in warm and sunny (...)
6 Jun 2018 Large White 1 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes surveying the eastern slope in warm and sunny (...)
6 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 15 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes surveying the eastern slope in warm and sunny (...)
6 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 15 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393753 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes covering eastern slope in warm sunny weather in mid (...)
6 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 15 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD394753 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes covering eastern slope in warm sunny weather in mid (...)
6 Jun 2018 Common Blue 21 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX9948530731 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar Force 6 wind. 13661.jpeg
6 Jun 2018 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX9948530731 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar
6 Jun 2018 Small Blue 11 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX9948530731 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar Egg-laying Small Blue. Force 6 wind. 13660.jpeg
6 Jun 2018 Small Heath 43 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX9948530731 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar Not deterred by Force 6 wind. 13662.jpeg
6 Jun 2018 Small Heath 15 Adult Stargill Distington NY0351526474 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar
6 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Stargill Distington NY0351526474 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar
6 Jun 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Claife Heights Brown Stone Moss Far Sawrey SD381975 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley
6 Jun 2018 Small Heath 5 Adult Highs Moss Tarn Far Sawrey SD375980 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley

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