Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
8 Aug 2016 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Lowca cycle track Lowca NX988217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
8 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Lowca cycle track Lowca NX988217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
8 Aug 2016 Large White 2 Adult Lowca cycle track Lowca NX988217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
8 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Lowca cycle track Lowca NX988217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
8 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 3 Adult Lowca cycle track Lowca NX988217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
18 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 3 Adult CA14 5BZ Workington NX99602688 VC70 Cumberland Caroline
28 Aug 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Cockermouth garden buddleia Cockermouth NY113300 VC70 Cumberland J wilkinson
28 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Cockermouth garden buddleia Cockermouth NY113300 VC70 Cumberland J wilkinson
18 Aug 2016 Marsh Fritillary 160 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY279571 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar 160 webs located today. Another day needed to complete the web (...)
18 Aug 2016 Large White 2 Adult Dobbies Garden Centre Dalston NY355517 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On buddleia at north end of garden centre
18 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 5 Adult Dobbies Garden Centre Dalston NY355517 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On buddleia at north end of garden centre
18 Aug 2016 Peacock 8 Adult Dobbies Garden Centre Dalston NY355517 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On buddleia at north end of garden centre
18 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 3 Adult Dobbies Garden Centre Dalston NY355517 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On buddleia at north end of garden centre
18 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 2 Adult Dobbies Garden Centre Dalston NY355517 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On buddleia at north end of garden centre
8 Aug 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
18 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY462550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
8 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 3 Adult Low Gelt Sand Quarry Brampton NY524587 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On perimeter path between quarry and woods
8 Aug 2016 Small White 1 Adult Low Gelt Sand Quarry Brampton NY524587 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On perimeter path between quarry and woods
18 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 26 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725063 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe From the viaduct to Smardale bridge along the permissive path
18 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe From Smardale bridge along old railway track to Smardale, only (...)
18 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Peacock 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
18 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 25 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe From Smardale to the viaduct on the railway track.
18 Aug 2016 Common Blue 3 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD172710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1.30-2.30pm. 22C.
18 Aug 2016 Gatekeeper 5 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD172710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1.30-2.30pm. 22C.
18 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 2 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD172710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1.30-2.30pm. 22C.
18 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 3 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD172710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1.30-2.30pm. 22C.
18 Aug 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD173722 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 22C.
28 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Horrace Lane Marton SD246780 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
28 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Horrace Lane Pennington SD258798 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on Marsh Thistle
28 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Speel Bank Cartmel SD364806 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
8 Aug 2016 Common Blue 3 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes on the sheltered sunny south east slope in mid (...)
8 Aug 2016 Gatekeeper 30 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes on the sheltered sunny south east slope in mid (...)
8 Aug 2016 Large White 2 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes on the sheltered sunny south east slope in mid (...)
8 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes on the sheltered sunny south east slope in mid (...)
8 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes on the sheltered sunny south east slope in mid (...)
8 Aug 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes on the sheltered sunny south east slope in mid (...)
8 Aug 2016 Small White 3 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes on the sheltered sunny south east slope in mid (...)
8 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 15 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes on the sheltered sunny south east slope in mid (...)
8 Aug 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Kents Bank Allithwaite SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick by the railway embankment
8 Aug 2016 Large White 1 Adult Kents Bank Allithwaite SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick by the railway embankment
8 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kents Bank Allithwaite SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick by the railway embankment
8 Aug 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Kents Bank Allithwaite SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick by the railway embankment
8 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kents Bank Allithwaite SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick by the railway embankment
8 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Kents Bank Allithwaite SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick by the railway embankment
8 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 3 Adult Kents Bank Allithwaite SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick by the railway embankment
28 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
28 Aug 2016 Small White 2 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
28 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
18 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Gurnal Dubs Burneside SD5099 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 15.00-16.00, mostly sunny, light breeze.
18 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Gurnal Dubs track Burneside SD508987 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 16.30. Sunny, light breeze.
28 Aug 2016 Large White 7 Adult Kendal off Gillinggate Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun on buddleia covered building site
28 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 9 Adult Kendal off Gillinggate Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun on buddleia covered building site
28 Aug 2016 Peacock 5 Adult Kendal off Gillinggate Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun on buddleia covered building site
28 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 19 Adult Kendal off Gillinggate Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun on buddleia covered building site
28 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Kendal off Gillinggate Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun on buddleia covered building site
28 Aug 2016 Small White 4 Adult Kendal off Gillinggate Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun on buddleia covered building site

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