Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2022 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432835 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick The first one seen this year
26 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult High Brackenthwaite Wigton NY301462 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 Jun 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult High Brackenthwaite Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter First Ringlet I've ever seen in our garden.
26 Jun 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult High Brackenthwaite Wigton NY301464 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2022 Common Blue 6 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun
16 Jun 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun
16 Jun 2022 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun...3 faded 1 fresh
16 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 5 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.
16 Jun 2022 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun....all very fresh.
16 Jun 2022 Small Heath 16 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.
16 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 41 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun....most fresh or very fresh.
16 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.. very fresh.
16 Jun 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun
16 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 8 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun
16 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun
16 Jun 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult 51 Plantation Avenue Arnside SD461780 VC69 Westmorland Jennifer Rae
16 Jun 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Haweswater Silverdale SD478767 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell Males.
16 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 2 Adult Haweswater Silverdale SD478767 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell
16 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Haweswater Silverdale SD478767 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell Nectaring on Primula farinosa
16 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD491943 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff Worn specimen circling summit cairn
16 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD492934 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff
16 Jun 2022 Small Heath 3 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD492934 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff
16 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 20 Adult Harrop Tarn Grasmere NY312136 VC70 Cumberland Mo Richards Full sun at times.
16 Jun 2022 Common Blue 3 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5393579638 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans On western edge of fell, half way to summit.
16 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5393579638 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans On western edge of fell, half way to summit. 36497.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Small Heath 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5393579638 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans On western edge of fell, half way to summit.
16 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5393579638 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans On western edge of fell, half way to summit.
16 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5393579638 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans On western edge of fell, half way to summit. Out in open, no (...)
16 Jun 2022 Common Blue 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5386679129 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5386679129 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 3 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5386679129 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5386679129 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5386679129 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Summit Clawthorpe SD5419880172 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Summit Clawthorpe SD5419880172 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Summit Clawthorpe SD5419880172 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Wall Brown 6 Adult Holme Park Fell Summit Clawthorpe SD5419880172 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Lots of Walls tussling among themselves and with the vanessids (...) 36502.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5436378720 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 1 male, 1 female.
16 Jun 2022 Common Blue 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5436378720 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5436378720 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Small Heath 6 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5436378720 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5436378720 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 36485.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5436378720 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell sunny 20oC
16 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 3 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell very fresh 36464.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Orange-tip 4 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 female, 3 male
16 Jun 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Very faded. My first this year.
16 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell very fresh
6 Jun 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Flying slowly around holly.
6 Jun 2022 Small White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male 36233.jpeg
6 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 39283.jpeg
6 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY40415716 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller

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