Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 May 2018 Green-veined White 12 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD318872 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
6 May 2018 Orange-tip 2 Adult Broadwath Carlisle NY485553 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Curtis 2.45pm
6 May 2018 Orange-tip 2 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD397770 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sun, warm, little wind
6 May 2018 Small White 2 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD393776 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sun, warm no wind
6 May 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 May 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Cavendish Dock Rd Barrow-in-Furness SD206684 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50 minute walk. 100% sun.
6 May 2018 Orange-tip 2 Adult Field Haverthwaite SD347840 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1 male, 1 female.
6 May 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 60 minute walk. 100% sun. Circling each other for 1-2 minutes.
6 May 2018 Brimstone 2 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD345808 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. At least 2. Males.
6 May 2018 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD345808 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. Near boardwalk.
6 May 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD345808 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun.
6 May 2018 Orange-tip 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes; sun 100% T >22C male and female
6 May 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes; sun 100% T >22C
6 May 2018 Small White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes; sun 100% T >22C
6 May 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Levens SD447811 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall
6 May 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Levens SD447811 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall
6 May 2018 Comma 2 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD318872 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
6 May 2018 Large White 2 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD318872 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter