Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jul 2023 Ringlet 34 Adult Forest Track Sleetbeck NY496757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown cloudy windy brief sunny intervals 15c 11.30. nectaring but (...)
21 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 34 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun light breeze
9 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 34 Adult Old Park shore lane Holker SD339792 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick stiif breeze from northery direction, full sun. Most (...)
20 Jun 2022 Small Blue 34 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Spread much wider over the site this year I think 36910.jpeg
14 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 34 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jun 2021 Small Heath 34 Adult Faulds Brow Quarry, Caldbeck. Wigton NY303407 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Slight cloud with max.sunshine and slight breeze. Very warm (...)
18 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 34 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY411007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC sun most on Hemp Agrimony and Sedum in walled garden
14 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 34 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick sun 24oC most on Hemp Agrimony
20 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 34 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun.
5 Aug 2019 Peacock 34 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD4597785230 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
2 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 34 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
28 Jul 2019 Peacock 34 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC bright but only 10% sun No wind.
21 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 34 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Skinburness NY139566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
14 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 34 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD167723 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 60 mins. Overcast. 19c.
13 Jul 2019 Small Heath 34 Adult Faulds Brow, Caldbeck. Wigton NY304406 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright, windy. 1/2 hr walk.
12 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 34 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. North slag.
21 Apr 2019 Green Hairstreak 34 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD425826 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC Full sun
11 Jul 2018 Ringlet 34 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4577 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 34 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC Full sun
1 Jun 2018 Common Blue 34 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13546.jpeg
16 Aug 2017 Common Blue 34 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Started sunny then overcast & windy. Includes min 4 female & 1 (...)
5 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 34 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD549775 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 50% Sun
3 Jul 2017 Ringlet 34 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD537792 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oc 20% sun
5 Jul 2016 Ringlet 34 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
2 Jun 2016 Small Heath 34 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 34 Adult Harriston Harriston NY160415 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Mostly on thistles
10 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 34 Adult Whale Helton NY522216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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