Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Silver-ground Carpet
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| Date | Species | Number | Site | Town | Grid Ref. | Recorder | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Derwentwater Hostel | Keswick | NY268200 | Alex Helliwell | ||
| 29 Jun 2021 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | High Borrowdale | Shap | NY565030 | Anthony Marsh |  | |
| 27 Jun 2021 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Bowber Head Farm | Ravenstonedale | NY739033 | Brian and Lindsey Snell | ||
| 28 May 2017 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Endmoor | Endmoor, Kendal | NY538842 | Brian and Lindsey Snell | ||
| 2 Jun 2016 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | Lowca rugby club brows | Lowca | NX980217 | Chris Mason | Silver-ground Carpet confirmed MC Nov 2016 |  |
| 5 Jul 2015 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Distington Wood area | Distington | NY015234 | Chris Mason | ||
| 26 May 2019 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Ormsgill Slag Banks | Barrow-in-Furness | SD189711 | Chris Winnick | Dull....except 60 mins. sun! | |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Waitby Greenriggs NR | Kirkby Stephen | NY757086 | David Nattrass | One seen on dullish humid afternoon |  |
| 25 May 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Waitby Greenriggs NR | Kirkby Stephen | NY757085 | David Nattrass | on some brash |  |
| 5 Jun 2021 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Finglandrigg Wood | Kirkbampton | NY271569 | David Phillips | Mostly sunny 18c | |
| 14 May 2022 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Duddon Mosses NNR | Broughton in Furness | SD222852 | Helen Wallace | 17C. Full sun. |  |
| 26 May 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Willington wood | Ulverston | SD293752 | Helen Wallace | 17c. 14.30 |  |
| 12 Jun 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Ormsgill Slag Banks | Barrow-in-Furness | SD189710 | Helen Wallace | 25c. Overcast. | |
| 9 Jun 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | Swarthmoor | Ulverston | SD284768 | Helen Wallace | Field at the back of swarthmoor hall | |
| 25 May 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Ormsgill Slag Banks | Barrow-in-Furness | SD190716 | Helen Wallace | Or purple bar? Not sure of I.D. |  |
| 23 May 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Ormsgill Quarry | Barrow-in-Furness | SD201717 | Helen Wallace | In bracken. | |
| 30 May 2023 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | Waitby Greenriggs NR | Kirkby Stephen | NY758084 | Ian Tallon | 14 C Breezy |  |
| 21 May 2022 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Fellside Wood | Old Hutton | SD561881 | Ian Tallon | ||
| 16 Jun 2019 | Silver-ground Carpet | 3 | Kentmere Lake | Staveley | NY454029 | Ian Tallon | ||
| 1 Jul 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Smardale Gill | Kirkby Stephen | NY730070 | Ian Tallon |  | |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | Long Moor | Ennerdale Bridge | NY062154 | IanTallon and Mike Roberts | 11.50 - 13.20 12c Breezy, Mostly Sunny |  |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Ulpha garden | Ulpha | SD213954 | James Brockbank | ||
| 25 Jun 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Greenside | Kendal | SD510924 | John Mounsey | Disturbed from garden vegetation. | |
| 16 Jun 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Helsington Barrows | Kendal | SD4889 | John Mounsey | One hour. Warm, still, muggy. | |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 10 | Kendal Fell | Kendal | SD506932 | John Mounsey | Approx. number. Couldn't identify them all. 21 deg.C, full sun, (...) | |
| 29 May 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Holme Stinted Pastures | Burton-in-Kendal | SD536785 | John Mounsey | Sunny and warm, but strong gusty wind. | |
| 7 Jun 2017 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Haybridge Nature Reserve | Bouth | SD3387 | John Mounsey | In sheltered woodland. Cloudy, strong wind outside wood. | |
| 6 Jun 2016 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Burns Beck Moss | Killington | SD5987 | John Mounsey | Full sun, light breeze, 29deg. C. 13.15-14.45. |  |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Waitby Greenriggs NR | Waitby | NY759083 | John Mounsey | ||
| 9 Jun 2017 | Silver-ground Carpet | 4 | Soddy Gap | Great Broughton | NY063331 | K Hamilton | ||
| 7 Jun 2015 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | Workington | Workington | NX9928 | K Hamilton | ||
| 2 Jun 2022 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Watchtree Nature Reserve | Great Orton | NY307541 | Martin Keiller | Along ca. 500m of path. 14:30-15:40 | |
| 17 May 2022 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Kingmoor North NR | Carlisle | NY385595 | Martin Keiller |  | |
| 22 Jun 2021 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Orton Moss NR | Great Orton | NY339543 | Martin Keiller | 10:40am - 12:10pm, mostly sunny. | |
| 17 Jun 2021 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | Tarraby Lane | Carlisle | NY406578 | Martin Keiller | ||
| 2 Jun 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Rickerby Park | Carlisle | NY402569 | Martin Keiller | ||
| 30 May 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix | Carlisle | NY401570 | Martin Keiller | ||
| 14 May 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Rickerby Park | Carlisle | NY403570 | Martin Keiller | Male |  |
| 18 Jun 2019 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | Rickerby Park | Carlisle | NY401568 | Martin Keiller | ||
| 7 Jun 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Glasson Moss | Glasson | NY2360 | Martin Keiller | ||
| 3 Jun 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Stanwix garden | Carlisle | NY402572 | Martin Keiller |  | |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Rickerby Park | Carlisle | NY403570 | Martin Keiller |  | |
| 23 May 2022 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | Yewtree Tarn | Coniston | NY322003 | Mo Richards | Showery | |
| 11 Jun 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Grizedale Forest | Coniston | SD337979 | Mo Richards | ||
| 15 Jun 2019 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Grizedale Forest | Coniston | SD333979 | Mo Richards | Sunny spells pm | |
| 3 Jun 2015 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Yew Tree Tarn | Coniston | NY322005 | Mo Richards | ||
| 27 Jun 2015 | Silver-ground Carpet | 3 | Irton Fell | Santon Bridge | NY1302 | N Godden, C Clay | GR edited by MT 14/10/15 | |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Aikbank | Wigton | NY218459 | Peter Ritson | ||
| 2 Jul 2023 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Kershopehead | Kershope Forestry | NY542861 | Richard Brown | sunshine and showers very windy. found in sheltered spots mating (...) | |
| 8 Jun 2023 | Silver-ground Carpet | 3 | Breaks Moss | Walton | NY505654 | Richard Brown | on woodland track to moss | |
| 26 May 2023 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Scarrowhill Wood | Brampton | NY566615 | Richard Brown | hot and sunny | |
| 25 May 2023 | Silver-ground Carpet | 9 | Jockey Shield area | Castle Carrock | NY562557 | Richard Brown | hot and sunny | |
| 23 May 2023 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Watchtree Nature Reserve | Great Orton | NY306538 | Richard Brown | sunny breezy | |
| 13 May 2023 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | Forestry Track | Sleetbeck | NY495757 | Richard Brown | sunny | |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Orton hay meadow | Orton | NY6250408758 | Richard Evans | Full sun, 25C, windy. |  |
| 19 Jun 2019 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Oxen Park | Oxen Park | SD316878 | Rob Fitter | ||
| 15 Jun 2019 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Lord Ling | Oxen Park | SD317883 | Rob Fitter | ||
| 23 Jun 2022 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Castle Crag Fort | Keswick | NY300189 | Roger Fellows | ||
| 13 Jun 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 3 | Longsleddale | Kendal | NY481068 | Roger Fellows | Spread out along the valley bottom. | |
| 7 Jul 2015 | Silver-ground Carpet | 3 | Clawthorpe Quarry reserve | Burton-in-Kendal | SD535780 | Roger Fellows | ||
| 3 Jul 2015 | Silver-ground Carpet | 6 | The Helm | Oxenholme | SD529891 | Roger Fellows | ||
| 30 Jun 2015 | Silver-ground Carpet | 10 | The Helm | Oxenholme | SD529891 | Roger Fellows | ||
| 27 May 2020 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Holme Stinted Pastures | Clawthorpe | SD544787 | Sarah Mitchell | ||
| 5 Jul 2017 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | River Lowther | Askham | NY516221 | Sarah Mitchell | ||
| 17 Jun 2017 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Latterbarrow Nature Reserve | Witherslack | SD440828 | Sarah Mitchell | ||
| 14 Jun 2017 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Greystoke Forest | Hutton Roof, Greystoke | NY384344 | Sarah Mitchell | Sunny spells. Sheltered. | |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | River Lowther | Askham | NY516221 | Sarah Mitchell | ||
| 9 Jun 2017 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | River Lowther | Askham | NY516221 | Sarah Mitchell | ||
| 1 Jun 2017 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | River Lowther | Askham | NY516221 | Sarah Mitchell | ||
| 12 Jun 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Potter Fell | Burneside | SD521988 | Sue Shiels | ||
| 10 Jul 2023 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Farm track | Mockerkin | NY0930322621 | Thalia Sparke |  | |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Lord Ling | Oxen Park | SD317884 | Tom and Felix Fitter | ||
| 18 Jun 2019 | Silver-ground Carpet | 2 | Meathop Moss Nature Reserve | Meathop | SD443819 | Tom and Felix Fitter | ||
| 9 Jun 2019 | Silver-ground Carpet | 3 | Irton Fell | Nether Wasdale | NY122020 | Tom and Felix Fitter | ||
| 1 Jun 2019 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Finglandrigg Wood | Kirkbampton | NY271568 | Tom and Felix Fitter | ||
| 7 Jul 2022 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | St Bees Head | Sandwith | NX944143 | Tony Marsh | Sunshine. On lane between Tranflatt Hall Farm and Lighthouse |  |
| 6 Jun 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Claife Heights area | Far Sawrey | SD382962 | Tony Moverley | ||
| 8 Jun 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Oxen Park | Oxen Park | SD3188 | Tony Moverley (Argent | Minimum count | |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Oxen Park | Oxen Park | SD3187 | Tony Moverley (Argent |
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