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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Sep 2023 Small White 31 Adult Coastal path North Maryport NY034369 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny 2 miles walk. 8/9 redkirk point, gretna saw 90 (...)
16 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 31 Adult Grassy Forest Track Kershope NY510808 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown cloudy windy 15c 11.30.
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c
23 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 31 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY547111 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 80% sun gentle breeze
23 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 31 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458835 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell A quick visit 12.30 pm Full sun
2 Aug 2021 Gatekeeper 31 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD204686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. Overcast. 10.50-11.45. Circular walk.
18 Jul 2021 Ringlet 31 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC 60% sun. Humid.
14 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC. Minimum.
14 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Apr 2020 Green Hairstreak 31 Adult Kinniside Ennerdale Bridge NY077140 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson Count along the track to Crag Fell approx 1.5 miles
24 Aug 2019 Peacock 31 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7244406548 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind at lime kilns
2 Aug 2019 Grayling 31 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 31 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 60% sun
15 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Sizergh Fell Levens SD4981487170 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
25 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 31 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
9 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
26 May 2017 Common Blue 31 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.5 hours. Full sun.
29 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Sizergh Fell Levens SD494868 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
26 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes in and around the quarry. Occasional sunny spells.
23 Jun 2016 Common Blue 31 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD540786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28 male with many puddling.
4 Jun 2016 Small Heath 31 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
13 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 31 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
23 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
24 Apr 2014 Orange-tip 31 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD427839 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick In a 30min walk

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