Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
19 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 11.00 to 11.40 in moderately sunny conditions.
9 Jul 2018 Ringlet 12 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD540784 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 1 unidentified large fritillary
19 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Large Skipper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Large White 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Small White 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Brimstone 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD431866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 60% sun
19 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD431866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 60% sun
19 Jul 2018 Large White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny, warm, light breeze
19 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny, warm, light breeze
19 Jul 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Subberthwaite Bank Blawith SD275872 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
19 Jul 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Subberthwaite Bank Blawith SD275872 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
19 Jul 2018 Small White 2 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Jul 2018 Comma 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 11.00 to 11.40 in moderately sunny conditions.
19 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 11.00 to 11.40 in moderately sunny conditions.
19 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY468547 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
19 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Lambhowe Plantation Winster SD415915 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Worn specimens
9 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD400784 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
9 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD400784 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
9 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 2 Adult A684 verge Sedbergh SD600923 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller
9 Jul 2018 Comma 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 14933.jpeg
9 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Jul 2018 Grayling 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD540784 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory .
9 Jul 2018 Small Heath 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD540784 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
9 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 2 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD484884 VC69 Westmorland Sonia Allen 5.45pm. Just outside the wood where large Bramble patch lay (...)

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