Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD337876 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Landed on path in front of warden's house 1530pm
21 Jul 2023 Large Skipper 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Late afternoon. Sunny and warm.
21 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden on south side of Wigton Wigton NY261473 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter The first of this species I've seen in Wigton.
21 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden on south side of Wigton Wigton NY261473 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden on south side of Wigton Wigton NY261473 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden on south side of Wigton Wigton NY261473 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
21 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Large White 4 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Small White 6 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
11 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
11 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
11 Jul 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD431852 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
11 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD430856 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
11 Jul 2023 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD430856 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
11 Jul 2023 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD431852 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
11 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD434855 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
11 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Little Asby Kirkby Stephen NY6909 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Little Asby Scar Kirkby Stephen NY6908 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Little Asby Scar Kirkby Stephen NY6908 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Little Asby Scar Kirkby Stephen NY6908 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Little Asby Scar Kirkby Stephen NY6908 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Little Asby Scar Kirkby Stephen NY6908 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Little Asby Scar Kirkby Stephen NY6908 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7008 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Large White 1 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7008 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7008 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7008 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Comma 3 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Including mating pair
11 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jul 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY40345718 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jul 2023 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY40335718 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Briefly flying around the tops of two small elm trees at about (...)
11 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 5 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7009 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter and Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7009 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter and Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7009 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter and Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7009 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter and Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7009 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter and Lynne Farrell
1 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Moss Side Farmhouse Newton Arlosh NY192525 VC70 Cumberland Freya Griffin Found by Freya Griffin (6yo); identified / confirmed by Sam (...) 42593.jpeg
1 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Track from Elf Howe to Hall Lane Staveley SD470998 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
1 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Track from Elf Howe to Hall Lane Staveley SD470998 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 42584.jpeg
1 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Track from Elf Howe to Hall Lane Staveley SD470998 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 42585.jpeg
1 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Up near Cattle grid Staveley SD481987 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 42586.jpeg
1 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 59 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 57 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190709 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
1 Jul 2023 Grayling 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190709 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
1 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190709 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
1 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190709 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
1 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 15 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190709 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
1 Jul 2023 Small White 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190709 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian

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