Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

Submit sighting report. Show mode help. Show view help. Show first sightings. Show sightings gallery. Show data visualisations.




Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 May 2024 Silver Y 12 Adult Breaks Moss South East Brampton NY508653 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 18 deg sun intervals 6 til 730pm
12 May 2024 Speckled Yellow 12 Adult Woodland Thackthwaite NY1524223112 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 46428.jpeg
17 Jul 2023 Silver Y 12 Adult Ravens Lodge & White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Jul 2023 Six-spot Burnet 12 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
4 Jul 2023 Six-spot Burnet 12 Adult Oldside Workington NX996307 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 42660.jpeg
17 May 2023 Adela reamurella 12 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD4586 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
13 Jul 2022 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Grassy wildflower embankment St Johns in the Vale NY315204 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
10 Jul 2022 Vapourer 12 Larva Kendal Queen's Road Kendal SD511931 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff Reported by Chris Winnick, 12 larvae on geranium in neighbour's (...) 37443.jpeg
24 Jun 2022 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Cloudy. Pairing of 6 spot with narrow-bordered 5 spot 36791.jpeg
22 Jun 2022 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD5054093270 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
20 Jun 2022 Common Heath 12 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD448818 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
15 Jun 2022 Six-spot Burnet 12 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Some cocoons still occupied and others emerging with active (...) 36397.jpeg
20 Apr 2022 Common Heath 12 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD460830 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 35308.jpeg
14 Jul 2021 Six-spot Burnet 12 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307537 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. 11:30-12:00 and 13:25-13:40.
20 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY387295 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Seen on a short walk within a small area. 31240.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
7 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Hawkshead Hill Hawkshead SD33359895 VC69 Westmorland Gill Henwood Pignut in full flower, first moths out after a hot day (...) 30892.jpeg
18 Sep 2020 Silver Y 12 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX999311 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
14 Aug 2020 Silver Y 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
6 Jul 2020 Zeiraphera isertana 12 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY275564 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 12 spaced out on fencing at woodland edge to south of Little (...) 27414.jpeg
2 Jul 2020 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Lowther Park Penrith NY521247 VC69 Westmorland Philip L Despite very damp conditions earlier when walking through tall (...)
20 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
17 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult R. Brathay Skelwith Bridge NY340035 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
17 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Ashness Bridge NT Car Park Keswick NY269196 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Including mating pair 26965.jpeg
2 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Low Ludderburn Winster SD404912 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Newly emerged and flying around garden
1 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Shore of Bass Lake Keswick NY223268 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
31 May 2020 Brown Silver-line 12 Adult Bethecar Moor High Nibthwaite SD312898 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace From high bethecar to old parrock.
20 May 2020 Burnet Companion 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 21c. 11.10-13.10 circular walk.
19 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316878 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
17 Jun 2019 Brown Silver-line 12 Adult Low Dale Park Rusland SD3530391637 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Overcast, 14c, very windy
23 Jun 2018 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Jun 2018 Silver Y 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189716 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...)
24 May 2018 Speckled Yellow 12 Adult Lyth Valley Brigsteer SD4686 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 21 deg.C. Full sun, occasional light easterly breeze. 13290.jpeg
15 Jun 2016 Six-spot Burnet 12 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979219 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Maybe more
12 Jun 2016 Six-spot Burnet 12 Adult Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Jun 2016 Six-spot Burnet 12 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
11 Oct 2015 Silver Y 12 Adult Allonby Allonby NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion In 400m stretch of Ragwort
4 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm and windy late in day.
22 Jun 2015 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
21 Jun 2014 Six-spot Burnet 12 Adult Sandscale Haws Dalton-in-Furness SD199756 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny but very windy.
20 May 2014 Brown Silver-line 12 Adult The Helm Kendal SD534896 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell

Branch information

In your area

  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

Full Branch Contacts List