Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
8 Jun 2018 Small Heath 16 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD3188 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley (Argent Minimum count
18 Jun 2018 Small Heath 15 Adult Longsleddale Longsleddale NY489057 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick in cool and windy conditions several put up on walk from Green (...)
8 Jun 2018 Small Heath 10 Adult Loughrigg Ambleside NY341047 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
28 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Mansriggs Ulverston SD293808 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
18 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 7 Adult Meathop/Winster road bridge Meathop SD431790 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On large patches of Yellow Vetchling during brief sunny (...)
18 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 6 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430830 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory all within 30 metres of the gate.
8 Jun 2018 Large Heath 6 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD3382 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley (Argent
8 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 6 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY412118 VC69 Westmorland Zoe Shreeve right at the top by the cairn mainly on the wing
18 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Meathop/Winster road bridge Meathop SD431790 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On large patches of Yellow Vetchling during brief sunny (...)
18 Jun 2018 Large Heath 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430830 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
8 Jun 2018 Large Heath 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429830 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes Flying at the edge of the birch trees.
28 Jun 2018 Red Admiral 2 Adult Colton Ulverston SD316864 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Flying above hedgerow
28 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Thunacar Knott, Langdale Pikes Langdale Pikes NY280076 VC69 Westmorland Patrick Taylor
18 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of 2018
8 Jun 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Acorn Bank Temple Sowerby NY617282 VC69 Westmorland C. Guest Both females
8 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD3187 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley (Argent
8 Jun 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD3188 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley (Argent
28 Jun 2018 Ringlet 1 Adult Pengarth Grange over Sands SD401781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
28 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult Mansriggs Ulverston SD293808 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
28 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Mansriggs Ulverston SD293808 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
28 Jun 2018 Marsh Fritillary 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Wigton NY273564 VC70 Cumberland Liam Gormley
28 Jun 2018 Ringlet 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones fly through
18 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Meathop/Winster road bridge Meathop SD431790 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
18 Jun 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Longsleddale Longsleddale SD519999 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
18 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
18 Jun 2018 Large White 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430830 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory one the lane leading to the moss
18 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430830 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory one the lane leading to the moss
8 Jun 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429830 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
8 Jun 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Pristine male
8 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD3187 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
8 Jun 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 14100.jpeg
8 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
8 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
8 Jun 2018 Small Heath 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
8 Jun 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Loughrigg Ambleside NY341047 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
8 Jun 2018 Small Heath 1 Adult Bannisdale Kendal NY527024 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
8 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Bannisdale Kendal NY527024 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
8 Jun 2018 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD3188 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley (Argent Quite worn.
8 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD3188 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley (Argent Seen by Dave Wainwright
8 Jun 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD3188 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley (Argent Seen by Dave Wainwright
8 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD3382 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley (Argent

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