Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 45 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD292727 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
7 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 45 Adult Long Grass Field Laversdale NY474620 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still 6.30pm
15 Jun 2023 Small Heath 45 Adult Pasture Bottom Patterdale NY419119 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson All along the valley. 100% sunshine.
12 Aug 2022 Peacock 145 Adult Forestry track Sleetbeck Carlisle NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown Hot, sunny and still, many more in forestry feeding on knapweed
24 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 45 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Cloudy but dry. 19 degrees.
29 Jun 2022 Large Heath 45 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright 36973.jpeg
27 May 2022 Small Blue 45 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. Windy. 11am-12 noon.
25 Aug 2021 Common Blue 45 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 100% sun. 11.40-13.30. Circular walk. 10 females.
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 245 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind. Astonishing number on buddleia but also (...)
31 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 45 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY723063 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton
23 Jul 2021 Ringlet 45 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
15 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 45 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY097506 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 45 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
2 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 45 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10:25-11:05am, sunny spells but breezy. Counted along ca. 200m. 30899.jpeg
20 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 45 Adult River Lowther Whale NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 45 Adult Glenridding Common Glenridding NY349175 VC69 Westmorland Pete Barron Annual transect survey.
24 Jun 2020 Ringlet 45 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377430 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Many more
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 145 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun.....some very tatty/faded but others quite (...)
23 Aug 2019 Common Blue 45 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 37 male, 8 female, including 1 pair 23212.jpeg
7 Aug 2019 Scotch Argus 45 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728070 VC69 Westmorland Keith Temple
3 Jul 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 45 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY256171 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
18 Jun 2019 Small Heath 45 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY136022 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 19681.jpeg
26 May 2019 Small Blue 45 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
8 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 45 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5556103632 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
4 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 45 Adult Hutton Roof NNR Burton-in-Kendal SD551777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 250C Full sun
10 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 45 Adult Hampsfell Lindale SD406798 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 50% sun..widespread
25 May 2017 Common Blue 45 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland G Ashworth Full Sun. Again a minimum, unable to do an exact count.
16 Jul 2016 Ringlet 145 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY380343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Seen in one hour.
9 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 45 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 18 seen in same location as yesterday, over 10 mins. 27 seen in (...) 4808.jpeg
17 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 45 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD412793 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minute circuit of Merlewood Bank and top fields
18 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 45 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
14 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 45 Adult Dalton Crags Hutton Roof SD553768 VC60 West Lancashire Tom Dunbar Probably an undercount.
27 Jun 2015 Small Heath 45 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY100018 VC70 Cumberland N Godden, C Clay
14 Jun 2014 Small Heath 45 Adult Lowca Brows Whitehaven NX978210 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
18 May 2014 Green Hairstreak 45 Adult Rulsten Heights Finsthwaite SD354884 VC69 Westmorland David Hardaker Must be well into three figures across the area with most (...) 410.jpeg

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