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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Sep 2019 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Cath's Garden Plants Halecat Levens SD497867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Cath's Garden Plants Halecat Levens SD497867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Cath's Garden Plants Halecat Levens SD497867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Cath's Garden Plants Halecat Levens SD497867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Small White 4 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD395772 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in full sun, near ivy alive with hoverflies
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Fell Drive Grange over Sands SD401777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in full sun on verbena
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Fell Drive Grange over Sands SD401777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in full sun on verbena
17 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Fell Drive Grange over Sands SD401777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in full sun on verbena
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. 100% sun. Windy.
17 Sep 2019 Common Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. 100% sun. Windy. 23899.jpeg
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. 100% sun. Windy.
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm
17 Sep 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm
17 Sep 2019 Small White 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm 23904.jpeg
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm
17 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY36544986 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright sunshine.
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY36544986 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright sunshine.
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 3 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 8 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland L Swift
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 8 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland L Swift
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland L Swift
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland L Swift Sunny afternoon
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
17 Sep 2019 Small White 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335780 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335780 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD491943 VC69 Westmorland Martin Flying around summit cairn
17 Sep 2019 Clouded Yellow 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower (...)
17 Sep 2019 Comma 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower quarry. (...)
17 Sep 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower quarry. (...)
17 Sep 2019 Large White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower (...)
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower (...)
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 8 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower quarry. (...)
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower (...)
17 Sep 2019 Large White 1 Adult West Plain Flookburgh SD370735 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On a 50 metre strip of flowering thistles on the sheltered (...)
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult West Plain Flookburgh SD370735 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On a 50 metre strip of flowering thistles on the sheltered (...)
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult West Plain Flookburgh SD370735 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On a 50 metre strip of flowering thistles on the sheltered (...)
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 33 Adult West Plain Flookburgh SD370735 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick The majority(20) in a 50 metre strip of flowering thistles on (...)
17 Sep 2019 Large White 5 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males and females. 24286.jpeg
17 Sep 2019 Large White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Sep 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Fresh, observed only 2m away.
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD404779 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Feeding on Sedum spectabile
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 11 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 6 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
17 Sep 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 20 Adult Tarraby Carlisle NY408583 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien A minimum of 20. Feeding on fallen Crab apples.
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 Sep 2019 Small White 2 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun, no wind, ca 15 deg C
7 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun, no wind, ca 15 deg C
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun, no wind, ca 15 deg C
7 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Risedale Recycling Centre Grange over Sands SD395766 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick basking on a sunny rock
7 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Lane on edge of deciduous wood Near Aikton NY288538 VC70 Cumberland Di Bowes 24208.jpeg
7 Sep 2019 Large White 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
7 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 3 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
7 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
7 Sep 2019 Large White 1 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
7 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
7 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
7 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Aikhead Wigton NY242495 VC70 Cumberland Helen Shingler Midday 27906.jpeg
7 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Aikhead Wigton NY242495 VC70 Cumberland Helen Shingler Midday 27905.jpeg
7 Sep 2019 Green-veined White 5 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Woodland edge
7 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 14 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Woodland edge, other species in garden as 5/8.
7 Sep 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Erysium 'Bowles Mauve' in garden in late afternoon
7 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Erysium 'Bowles Mauve' in garden in late afternoon
7 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Buddleja in garden late afternoon
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Erysium 'Bowles Mauve' in garden in late afternoon
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stybarrow Dodd Thirlmere NY343189 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Summit area
7 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 15 degrees
7 Sep 2019 Peacock 11 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 15 degrees
7 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 6 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 15 degrees
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 15 degrees
7 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579251 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579251 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579251 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Peacock 9 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579251 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579251 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Small Copper 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579251 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579251 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579251 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 23756.jpeg
7 Sep 2019 Peacock 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 23757.jpeg
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Home garden, Stanwix Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
7 Sep 2019 Peacock 3 Adult Home garden, Stanwix Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
7 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Home garden, Stanwix Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Home garden, Stanwix Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien

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