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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Resting with wings closed on fence. Flew away when sun came (...)
28 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Verbena
28 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Verbena
28 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Verbena
28 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Verbena
28 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
28 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Ivy
28 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
28 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD458789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
28 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 16 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Sep 2019 Peacock 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 24207.jpeg
28 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 12 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 24206.jpeg
28 Sep 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On Verbena Bonariensis.
28 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 14 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Sep 2019 Small White 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On Verbena Bonariensis
18 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland L Swift
18 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD4336883602 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 17c. 3.00 -3.30pm. Feeding on sedum and asters. All (...)
18 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD4336883602 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 17c. 3.00 -3.30pm. Feeding on sedum and asters.
18 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 11 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD4336883602 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 17c. 3.00 -3.30pm. Feeding on sedum and asters.
18 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 48 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD4324883052 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Aggregated grid ref - seen on path between Holy Well and (...)
18 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4403682788 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16c. 3.50 -4.10pm.
18 Sep 2019 Large White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4403682788 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16c. 3.50 -4.10pm.
18 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4403682788 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16c. 3.50 -4.10pm. 2 very fresh, 2 faded.
18 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4403682788 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16c. 3.50 -4.10pm.
18 Sep 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4403682788 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16c. 3.50 -4.10pm.
18 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4403682788 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16c. 3.50 -4.10pm.
18 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Longhow End Woods Witherslack SD4389583044 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16c. 3.40 -3.50pm.
18 Sep 2019 Large White 1 Adult Longhow End Woods Witherslack SD4389583044 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16c. 3.40 -3.50pm.
18 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Longhow End Woods Witherslack SD4389583044 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16c. 3.40 -3.50pm.
8 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD544787 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD544787 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
8 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD544787 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
8 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
8 Sep 2019 Peacock 8 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift On buddleia and phlox
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
8 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
8 Sep 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden at Hutton in the Forest Skelton NY460358 VC70 Cumberland L Swift on various flowers
8 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 15 Adult Garden at Hutton in the Forest Skelton NY460358 VC70 Cumberland L Swift on various flowers
8 Sep 2019 Peacock 10 Adult Garden at Hutton in the Forest Skelton NY460358 VC70 Cumberland L Swift on various flowers
8 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 15 Adult Garden at Hutton in the Forest Skelton NY460358 VC70 Cumberland L Swift on various flowers
8 Sep 2019 Small Copper 2 Adult Garden at Hutton in the Forest Skelton NY460358 VC70 Cumberland L Swift on various flowers
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 20 Adult Garden at Hutton in the Forest Skelton NY460358 VC70 Cumberland L Swift on various flowers
8 Sep 2019 Small White 6 Adult Garden at Hutton in the Forest Skelton NY460358 VC70 Cumberland L Swift on various flowers
8 Sep 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD405780 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD405780 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
8 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD405780 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
8 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 24249.jpeg
8 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Nectaring on golden buddleia
8 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Nectaring on golden buddleia
8 Sep 2019 Peacock 3 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Nectaring on golden buddleia
8 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 5 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Nectaring on golden buddleia
8 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY460555 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY462550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
8 Sep 2019 Large White 1 Adult Heron Corn Mill Beetham SD4959579956 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans All on one buddleia.
8 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Heron Corn Mill Beetham SD4959579956 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans All on one buddleia.
8 Sep 2019 Peacock 4 Adult Heron Corn Mill Beetham SD4959579956 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans All on one buddleia.
8 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 5 Adult Heron Corn Mill Beetham SD4959579956 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans All on one buddleia.
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Heron Corn Mill Beetham SD4959579956 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans All on one buddleia.

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