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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
17 Jun 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Crosscanonby Nature Reserve	Crosscanonby	NY063397	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
17 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Crosscanonby Nature Reserve	Crosscanonby	NY063397	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
17 Jun 2020	Ringlet	1	Adult	Crosscanonby Nature Reserve	Crosscanonby	NY063397	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Crosscanonby Nature Reserve	Crosscanonby	NY063397	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
17 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Crosscanonby Nature Reserve	Crosscanonby	NY063397	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
7 Jun 2020	Large Heath	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY219533	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
7 Jun 2020	Large Heath	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY224534	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020	Large Heath	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY228529	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY228529	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
7 Jun 2020	Large Heath	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY230537	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020	Common Blue	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY233538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY233538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020	Ringlet	3	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY233538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY235538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY235538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
7 Jun 2020	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Roadside verges	Overwater	NY247351	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
7 Jun 2020	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Roadside verges	Overwater	NY247351	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
7 Jun 2020	Small Skipper	3	Adult	Roadside verges	Overwater	NY247351	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
7 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
7 Jun 2020	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
17 Jun 2020	Ringlet	1	Adult	Uldale	Uldale	NY256356	VC70 Cumberland	James Macgregor
17 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	Ashness Bridge	Keswick	NY270196	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	On Bramble flowers on the fellside just above the bridge
17 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	R. Brathay	Skelwith Bridge	NY340035	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
17 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	R. Brathay	Skelwith Bridge	NY340035	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
17 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	R. Brathay	Skelwith Bridge	NY340035	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	R. Brathay	Skelwith Bridge	NY340035	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
7 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Dalston	Carlisle	NY365496	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
17 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY389294	VC70 Cumberland	Nicholas Howard	Sunny/thundery afternoon.
17 Jun 2020	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY389294	VC70 Cumberland	Nicholas Howard	Pair at the top of one of the high points at Eycott Hill. (...)
17 Jun 2020	Small Heath	20	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY389294	VC70 Cumberland	Nicholas Howard	Lots of Small Heath - we lost count. Sunny/thundery afternoon.
17 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	6	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY389294	VC70 Cumberland	Nicholas Howard	Sunny/thundery afternoon.
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	All looked fresh
17 Jun 2020	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of 2020, a male. On the steep slope up from the main (...)
17 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	12	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2020	Ringlet	7	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	13	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	All looked really fresh. Most on bramble blossom.
17 Jun 2020	Common Blue	1	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Male. Only the second one ever seen here.
17 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	2	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020	Orange-tip	1	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Male.
17 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020	Small Heath	1	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020	Small Skipper	1	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	12	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Jun 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Jun 2020	Small White	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Jun 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	On Scabious.
7 Jun 2020	Common Blue	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C. 20% sun. 10.45-12.10.
7 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C 20% sun. 10.45-12.10
7 Jun 2020	Small Blue	15	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C. 20% sun. 10.45-12.10.
7 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C 20% sun. 10.45-12.10
7 Jun 2020	Common Blue	4	Adult	Cavendish Dock Road waste ground	Barrow-in-Furness	SD205687	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	50% sun. 12.25-13.30
7 Jun 2020	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Cavendish Dock Road waste ground	Barrow-in-Furness	SD205687	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	50% sun. 12.25-13.30. Very worn.
7 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Cavendish Dock Road waste ground	Barrow-in-Furness	SD205687	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	50% sun. 12.25-13.30. Very worn.
7 Jun 2020	Small Heath	8	Adult	Cavendish Dock Road waste ground	Barrow-in-Furness	SD205687	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	50% sun. 12.25-13.30
7 Jun 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Cavendish Dock Road waste ground	Barrow-in-Furness	SD205687	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	50% sun. 12.25-13.30.
17 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton in Furness	SD240933	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	On western path.
17 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton in Furness	SD240933	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
17 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton in Furness	SD240933	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Path on west side of moor.
17 Jun 2020	Small Heath	14	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton in Furness	SD240933	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Mainly on western path.
17 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton in Furness	SD240933	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Tatty. Path on west side of moor.
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton in Furness	SD240933	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
17 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton in Furness	SD240933	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
7 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Thwaite Head Fell	Thwaite Head	SD350909	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner
7 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Thwaite Head Fell	Thwaite Head	SD350909	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner
7 Jun 2020	Brimstone	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen over 3 hours on West Bank. very warm in sun no wind 1 (...)
7 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen over 3 hours on West Bank. very warm in sun no wind 1 (...)
7 Jun 2020	Northern Brown Argus	6	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen over 3 hours on West Bank. very warm in sun no wind
7 Jun 2020	Peacock	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen over 3 hours on West Bank. very warm in sun no wind very (...)
7 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen over 3 hours on West Bank. very warm in sun no wind
7 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen over 3 hours on West Bank. very warm in sun no wind
7 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen over 3 hours on West Bank. very warm in sun no wind
7 Jun 2020	Grayling	1	Adult	Far Arnside	Arnside	SD443766	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
7 Jun 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	In garden at 4pm when sun came out
17 Jun 2020	Ringlet	1	Adult	Arnside Signal Box	Arnside	SD459789	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Arnside Signal Box	Arnside	SD459789	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
27 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Dallam Park	Milnthorpe	SD489803	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
17 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Levens Park	Levens	SD5086	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
17 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Levens Park	Levens	SD5086	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Levens Park	Levens	SD5086	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
17 Jun 2020	White-letter Hairstreak	1	Adult	Levens Park	Levens	SD5086	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key	High up in a Wych Elm. Assuming it was White-letter (...)
7 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Minor road	Sedgwick	SD508864	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	Looked v fresh
17 Jun 2020	Common Blue	22	Adult	Holme Park Fell Lower	Clawthorpe	SD5394879056	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Lower path area only. 90% sun, 22C, humid. 30 minutes (...)
17 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	4	Adult	Holme Park Fell Lower	Clawthorpe	SD5394879056	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	plus about 20 unidentified large fritillaries.
17 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Holme Park Fell Lower	Clawthorpe	SD5394879056	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Including a mating pair.
17 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	6	Adult	Holme Park Fell Lower	Clawthorpe	SD5394879056	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Lower path area only. 90% sun, 22C, humid. 30 minutes (...)
17 Jun 2020	Small Heath	5	Adult	Holme Park Fell Lower	Clawthorpe	SD5394879056	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Lower path area only. 90% sun, 22C, humid. 30 minutes (...)
17 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	11	Adult	Holme Park Fell Lower	Clawthorpe	SD5394879056	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Lower path area only. 90% sun, 22C, humid. 30 minutes (...)
17 Jun 2020	Common Blue	11	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5448378716	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.
17 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5448378716	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	about 15 unidentified large fritillaries.
17 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	4	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5448378716	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.
17 Jun 2020	Small Heath	12	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5448378716	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.
17 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	7	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5448378716	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.
17 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5448378716	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.
17 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5448378716	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation.

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