Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Oct 2023 Comma 1 Adult Near Home Farm, Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
22 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Near Home Farm, Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
21 Oct 2023 Comma 1 Adult Back Road garden Lindale SD416804 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
21 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Back Road garden Lindale SD416804 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
15 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Back Road garden Lindale SD416804 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On Michaelmas Daisies.
15 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 10 Adult Near Home Farm, Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon Still frequenting ivy-covered dying ash tree.
4 Sep 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Hampsfell Hospice Grange-over-Sands SD400791 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
3 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Home Farm, Hampsfell Lindale SD407802 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
3 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 15 Adult Near Home Farm, Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On big ivy-covered dying ash tree. Cool and hazy
22 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 20 Adult Lime Kiln Wood adjacent to Lindale SD413795 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon Overcast, woodland edge.
9 Aug 2023 Comma 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390748 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
9 Aug 2023 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD382756 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
9 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD381752 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
13 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 8 Adult Greenodd Footbridge Greenodd SD318826 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
13 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Mearness Greenodd SD319825 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
13 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Mearness Haverthwaite SD323824 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
13 Jul 2023 Brimstone 3 Adult Roudsea Wood Haverthwaite SD331826 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
13 Jul 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Roudsea Wood Haverthwaite SD329822 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
13 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 10 Adult Roudsea Wood Haverthwaite SD328822 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
13 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Roudsea Wood Haverthwaite SD330827 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
13 Jul 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult Roudsea Wood Haverthwaite SD329822 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
13 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Roudsea Wood Haverthwaite SD330827 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
29 Jun 2023 Comma 1 Adult Low Torver Park Torver SD282944 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On sheltered sunny banks of fresh bramble flowers.
29 Jun 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Low Torver Park Torver SD282944 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On sheltered sunny banks of fresh bramble flowers.
29 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Low Torver Park Torver SD282944 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On sheltered sunny banks of fresh bramble flowers.
29 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Low Torver Park Torver SD282944 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
29 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Low Torver Park Torver SD282944 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On sheltered sunny banks of fresh bramble flowers.
29 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Low Torver Park Torver SD282944 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On sheltered sunny banks of fresh bramble flowers.
29 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Torver Torver SD283938 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
29 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Torver Back Common Torver SD298941 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
29 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Torver Common Torver SD2892 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon Everywhere, too many to count, estimated.
29 Jun 2023 Small Skipper 3 Adult Torver Landing Torver SD300947 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
29 Jun 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Torver Low Common Torver SD285925 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
29 Jun 2023 Small Heath 3 Adult Torver Low Common Torver SD280924 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
22 Jun 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Low Parkamor to The Park High Nibthwaite SD310936 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
22 Jun 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Low Parkamor to The Park High Nibthwaite SD310937 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
22 Jun 2023 Small Heath 10 Adult Low Parkamor to The Park High Nibthwaite SD308928 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
22 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 12 Adult Low Parkamor to The Park High Nibthwaite SD308928 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon Numerous in sheltered boggy areas all along path. Seen nectaring (...)
22 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Low Parkamor to The Park High Nibthwaite SD307927 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On Thyme.
22 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Low Parkamor to The Park High Nibthwaite SD310937 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
22 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Low Parkamor, The Park, Dodgson Wood High Nibthwaite SD3093 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon Estimated. Too many to attempt to count.
18 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
18 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Meathop Bridge Meathop SD430791 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
18 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 7 Adult River Winster/Castle Head Lindale SD422801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
18 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult River Winster/Castle Head Lindale SD422801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
18 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult River Winster/Castle Head Lindale SD422801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
18 Jun 2023 Small White 1 Adult River Winster/Castle Head Lindale SD422801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
30 May 2023 Common Blue 3 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Lindale SD412794 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
30 May 2023 Common Blue 3 Adult Lime Kiln Wood adjacent to Lindale SD413797 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
30 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Lime Kiln Wood adjacent to Lindale SD413797 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon 2 sparring males.
29 May 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD456806 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
29 May 2023 Common Blue 10 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD456804 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On Birds Foot Trefoil
29 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD456806 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
29 May 2023 Green-veined White 10 Adult Ulpha Meathop SD449813 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
29 May 2023 Orange-tip 3 Adult Ulpha Meathop SD449813 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
29 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Ulpha Meathop SD453809 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Castle Head/Winster Meathop SD426803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Castle Head/Winster Meathop SD426803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Castle Head/Winster Meathop SD426803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Green-veined White 6 Adult Meathop Road Meathop SD431793 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Meathop Road Meathop SD431793 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
28 May 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult River Winster Meathop SD427793 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 May 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD455864 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 May 2023 Orange-tip 12 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD455864 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 May 2023 Peacock 5 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD455864 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 May 2023 Common Blue 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Mill Side SD460852 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Mill Side SD460852 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Cowhead Wood Witherslack SD415866 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 Apr 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD429876 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD429876 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD425878 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 Apr 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD425878 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
25 Jul 2019 Brimstone 3 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD325823 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
25 Jul 2019 Peacock 6 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD325823 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
25 Jul 2019 Silver-washed Fritillary 8 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD325823 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On sunlit bramble patch.
22 Feb 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden, Back Road Lindale SD41668043 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon male, flying strongly

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