Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
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 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
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 Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland L Swift
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335780 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
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 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
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 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 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 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 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 15 degrees
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579251 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Home garden, Stanwix Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien

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    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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