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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
14 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 57 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. Breezy. 2 hours.
27 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 57 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2019 Ringlet 57 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD486879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Jul 2018 Ringlet 57 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
31 Jul 2022 Scotch Argus 57 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Smardale NY739082 VC69 Westmorland Dean Powell From the lime kiln and along the disused railway track I counted (...)
6 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 57 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY727068 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick On permissive path from viaduct to Smardale Bridge. Stronger (...) 6869.jpeg
29 May 2023 Small Blue 57 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16C. 100% sun. 41106.jpeg
31 May 2020 Small Heath 57 Adult Bethecar Moor High Nibthwaite SD312898 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
13 Aug 2015 Small Heath 57 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
1 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 57 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 57 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
26 Jul 2023 Small White 57 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD285753 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Nectaring & sunning on brambles.
21 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 57 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD452868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick would have been more but mainly dull.....many faded.
5 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 157 Adult Troutbeck garden Windermere NY413010 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Sutton Males outnumber the females

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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