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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Aug 2019 Grayling 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD063971 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson Bright, 17 degrees, windy
31 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Greyhound Kendal SD5392 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
31 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Greyhound Kendal SD5392 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
31 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Greyhound Kendal SD5392 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
21 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD063971 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
21 Aug 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD063971 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
21 Aug 2019 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull with (...)
21 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull with (...)
21 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull with (...)
21 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull with (...)
21 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour observation in and around the quarry. Dull with (...)
21 Aug 2019 Comma 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Home garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
1 Aug 2019 Comma 1 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 61 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Small White 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Aug 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. Overcast
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. 17.45-18.15.
1 Aug 2019 Large White 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
1 Aug 2019 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505932 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 22339.jpeg
1 Aug 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388296 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD332785 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick one in oak by the foreshore. Cloudy and a light breeze
1 Aug 2019 Wall Brown 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Coast road, Bardsea Ulverston SD301743 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff Around Ivy by public toilets
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Dalton Crags Witherslack SD5515676477 VC60 West Lancashire Mr. Bryan Yorke feeding on bramble 22486.jpeg
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Broomriggs Hawkshead SD363970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Small White 1 Adult Broomriggs Hawkshead SD363970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Broomriggs - Poor House Field Hawkshead SD361970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Broomriggs - Poor House Field Hawkshead SD361970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Broomriggs - Poor House Field Hawkshead SD361970 VC69 Westmorland Paul Martin 80% sun, 20 degrees, mild breeze
1 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard In garden, pm
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
1 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
1 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
1 Aug 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 17.00 to 18.15 Sunny periods In top of elm close to viaduct (...)
1 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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