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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Apr 2015 Peacock 1 Adult Calfclose Bay Keswick NY268216 VC70 Cumberland Brian Snell
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Calfclose Bay Keswick NY268216 VC70 Cumberland Brian Snell
9 Apr 2015 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444821 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick I never thought my first freshly emerged butterfly of the year (...)
9 Apr 2015 Peacock 5 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444821 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick
9 Apr 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Murrell Hill Grange over Sands SD404777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick buzzing about in the sun
9 Apr 2015 Brimstone 2 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD418804 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
9 Apr 2015 Peacock 4 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD418804 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD418804 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
9 Apr 2015 Small White 1 Adult Baldwinholme Great Orton NY337525 VC70 Cumberland Gary Hedges On roadside.
9 Apr 2015 Peacock 2 Adult Howe Ridding Bowland Bridge SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
9 Apr 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
9 Apr 2015 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
9 Apr 2015 Peacock 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
9 Apr 2015 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD442819 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Close to boardwalk. My 1st ever. Landed on my shoulder.
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Primula denticulata 1680.jpeg
9 Apr 2015 Peacock 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4382 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey All sunbathing.
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4382 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Both sunbathing.
9 Apr 2015 Peacock 10 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nearly all nectaring 20 ft. or more high on male pussy willow (...)
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
9 Apr 2015 Comma 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
9 Apr 2015 Peacock 5 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
9 Apr 2015 Small White 1 Adult St Helens Workington NY013328 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
9 Apr 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dalston footpath Dalston NY369507 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
9 Apr 2015 Brimstone Adult Garden Silverdale Road Yealand Redmayne SD501758 VC60 West Lancashire Pat Cuttell

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    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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