Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
3 Jul 2019 Ringlet 28 Adult Loughrigg Ambleside NY356051 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
13 Aug 2015 Common Blue 28 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Only 2 females seen
24 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 28 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 70% sun little wind... out in good numbers.
18 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 28 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD452864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 90% cloud but 23oC No wind
19 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD545787 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 27oC 90% sun breezy
14 Jun 2022 Small Blue 28 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
23 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 28 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind....mostly faded females looking for egg (...)
22 Jul 2021 Peacock 28 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
18 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 28 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY411007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC sun most on Hemp Agrimony and Sedum in walled garden
14 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 28 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick sun 24oC most on Hemp Agrimony
28 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 28 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 100% sun but breeze
19 Apr 2019 Green Hairstreak 28 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 100% sun
5 Aug 2018 Peacock 28 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Sunny
26 Jul 2018 Grayling 28 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 90% sun
25 Jul 2018 Peacock 28 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
4 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 28 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD544786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 250C Full sun.
21 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
24 Aug 2019 Peacock 28 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7244406548 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind at lime kilns
17 Aug 2015 Green-veined White 28 Adult Casterton Kirkby Lonsdale SD624781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
24 Apr 2024 Green Hairstreak 28 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel On willow tree blossom 46148.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 28 Adult Longmoor Common Ennerdale Bridge NY064155 VC70 Cumberland Dinesh Patel
17 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 28 Adult Canal path Ulverston SD303781 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. Full sun. On Ivy. 39598.jpeg
29 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. N. slagbank.
12 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189708 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. south slag.
3 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 28 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Breezy in places.
28 Jun 2019 Small Heath 28 Adult Dore head Wasdale head NY175096 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Footpath from Dore head to Red Pike flanks at 804 metres. No Mt (...)
8 Aug 2018 Common Blue 28 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace W of airfield, S of NR. Most worn.
11 Jul 2017 Small Heath 28 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
5 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 28 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY165415 VC70 Cumberland John Callion WCBS
15 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
7 Jul 2022 Ringlet 28 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
12 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
18 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019 Peacock 28 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728070 VC69 Westmorland Keith Temple
20 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY309539 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11:20-13:05 circular walk, mostly sunny 17C. Centralised grid (...)
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jul 2018 Small Copper 28 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 4 - 5pm, warm, mostly sunny, light breeze. All seen from 420m of (...) 15568.jpeg
5 Jun 2018 Small Heath 28 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
3 Jun 2016 Small Heath 28 Adult Barrowmouth Whitehaven NX960158 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
29 May 2016 Small Heath 28 Adult Lowca Brows Whitehaven NX979219 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 28 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
3 Sep 2023 Peacock 28 Adult Butterburn & Gowk Bank Speadadam NY673746 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm windy feeding on scabious
2 Jul 2023 Ringlet 28 Adult Langley Burn Bridge Track Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy.
19 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Long Grass Field Laversdale NY474620 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals breezy
13 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 28 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
24 May 2023 Orange-tip 28 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 5 females, 23 males.
12 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 28 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 28 Adult Whale Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 28 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
17 May 2017 Orange-tip 28 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 20 Males, 8 females.
23 Jun 2016 Small Heath 28 Adult Tarn Sike Raisbeck NY665076 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 28 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
26 Jun 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 28 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
19 Apr 2019 Green Hairstreak 28 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD334825 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 128 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar PM partial visit. Latest 6.30pm 15787.jpeg

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