Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jul 2021 Comma 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Michael Hampson
7 Aug 2023 Common Blue 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451768 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 44308.jpeg
3 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 7 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
7 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 7 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD448768 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
4 Aug 2021 Gatekeeper 27 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 90% sun and very little wind. Probably many more: most (...)
11 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 37 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4577 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Only 2 females seen 14986.jpeg
1 Aug 2016 Gatekeeper 37 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4577 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
15 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 27 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454774 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
2 Jul 2017 Grayling 7 Adult Arnside Heathwaite Arnside SD451770 VC69 Westmorland David Gower 4 p m sunny
22 Jun 2014 Grayling 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar My earliest ever sightings.
30 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Sunny breaks in cloud, humid
26 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
3 Jul 2016 High Brown Fritillary 7 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD451778 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
15 Jul 2015 High Brown Fritillary 7 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD454772 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
25 Jul 2021 Large Skipper 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Michael Hampson
18 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 7 Adult Far Arnside Far Arnside SD445765 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore On cliff path
14 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 47 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 20% sun almost still
11 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4577 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
12 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 17 Adult Arnside Copridding Arnside SD4477 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
2 Jul 2017 Northern Brown Argus 7 Adult Arnside Heathwaite Arnside SD450768 VC69 Westmorland David Gower 4 .45 p m sunny
30 Jun 2017 Northern Brown Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD450768 VC69 Westmorland David Gower 3.30 -4 PM, sunny
4 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 7 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Along the coastal foot path....lots of rockrose
29 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 20 deg C. Full Sun. 6pm to 8pm.
27 Apr 2020 Peacock 7 Adult Back Wood Arnside SD476778 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell
26 Sep 2014 Red Admiral 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Jul 2022 Ringlet 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Kate Hughes
30 Jul 2018 Ringlet 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
1 Jul 2017 Ringlet 17 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
30 Jun 2017 Ringlet 7 Adult Arnside Copridding Arnside SD451777 VC69 Westmorland David Gower
22 Jun 2017 Ringlet 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD459760 VC60 West Lancashire Maria Pilling
6 Aug 2023 Scotch Argus 17 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould 7 females 10 males mostly on lower slopes
1 Aug 2022 Scotch Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453771 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Males and females
3 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454775 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel On sheltered grassy slopes 28301.jpeg
2 Aug 2019 Scotch Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Noz and Jules 5 of the 7 were seen at the same time feeding on wild marjoram 22469.jpeg
31 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Neil Freeman Scattered along lower slope. Breezy but warm morning with good (...)
28 Jul 2017 Scotch Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452773 VC69 Westmorland Brian Arnold I am a member of BC Dorset branch visiting Arnside. 4 of the (...)
16 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452771 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 1.30pm - 3.00pm Past their best 7081.jpeg
25 Jul 2016 Scotch Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
8 Jun 2021 Small Heath 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans In and around the summit of the Knott
30 Jun 2015 Small Heath 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Tim Wilcox
9 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450772 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
30 Jul 2019 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
8 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 180C 90% sun

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