Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Jun 2020 Peacock 100 Larva Hawkshead Hill Ambleside SD3380199165 VC69 Westmorland Gill Henwood Caterpillars on nettles. 26724.jpeg
18 Jun 2020 Ringlet 1 Adult Hawkshead Hill Ambleside SD33409954 VC69 Westmorland Gill Henwood Very dark above 26722.jpeg
18 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 22 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377430 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
18 Jun 2020 Ringlet 16 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377430 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 26727.jpeg
18 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377430 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
18 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377430 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
18 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 1 Adult Kingmoor NR Carlisle NY387575 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
18 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Kingmoor NR Carlisle NY387575 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
18 Jun 2020 Ringlet 9 Adult Kingmoor NR Carlisle NY387575 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
18 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Kingmoor NR Carlisle NY387575 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
18 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Kingmoor NR Carlisle NY387575 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
18 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Caldew Wood near Greystoke Penrith NY440319 VC70 Cumberland Nicholas Howard In an area of spruce woodland felled last year and replanted (...)
18 Jun 2020 Ringlet 1 Adult Caldew Wood near Greystoke Penrith NY440319 VC70 Cumberland Nicholas Howard In an area of spruce woodland felled last year and replanted (...)
18 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Glenridding Common Glenridding NY356164 VC69 Westmorland Pete Barron 485m In rushes.
18 Jun 2020 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Skelwith Bridge Ambleside NY339036 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin On rock... 26756.jpeg
18 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 26733.jpeg
18 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 6 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2020 Ringlet 1 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2020 Small Heath 7 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 8 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 4 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
18 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
18 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
8 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult River Kent Kendal SD516948 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
8 Jun 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood. Fritillary meadows Fingland NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Dave O'Brien
8 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 12 Adult Finglandrigg Wood. Fritillary meadows Fingland NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Dave O'Brien
8 Jun 2020 Marsh Fritillary 42 Adult Finglandrigg Wood. Fritillary meadows Fingland NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Dave O'Brien
8 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Finglandrigg Wood. Fritillary meadows Fingland NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Dave O'Brien
8 Jun 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood. Fritillary meadows Fingland NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Dave O'Brien
8 Jun 2020 Small Heath 26 Adult Finglandrigg Wood. Fritillary meadows Fingland NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Dave O'Brien
8 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 29 Adult Finglandrigg Wood. Fritillary meadows Fingland NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Dave O'Brien
8 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood. Fritillary meadows Fingland NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Dave O'Brien
8 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood. Fritillary meadows Fingland NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Dave O'Brien
8 Jun 2020 Common Blue 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724066 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass This butterfly very evident along the dis-used railway line when (...) 26337.jpeg
8 Jun 2020 Northern Brown Argus 40 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724066 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Loads of these butterflies apparent on a day where the sun was (...) 26336.jpeg
8 Jun 2020 Small Heath 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724066 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Plenty of these butterflies all around, including on the (...) 26338.jpeg
8 Jun 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Humphrey Head Grange over Sands SD391745 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
8 Jun 2020 Grayling 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying and perching on Erinus alpinus at top of cliff
8 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Near Trig Point
8 Jun 2020 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457777 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
8 Jun 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Near Trig Point
8 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457777 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Near Trig Point
8 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
8 Jun 2020 Small White 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
8 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
8 Jun 2020 Large Heath 1 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY236596 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
8 Jun 2020 Large Heath 5 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY232598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
8 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 1 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY236594 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter

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