Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Brackenthwaite Wigton NY300467 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
31 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Bowness gravel pits Wigton NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 May 2020 Orange-tip 7 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson M and F
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Thornthwaite Wigton NY271418 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Around Thornthwaite and along the lonning to the south
23 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Roadside verge, Longthwaite Road Wigton NY241462 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Oulton Gravel Pits area Wigton NY2350 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
5 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden in West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Feeding on honeydew on Lime Tree.
26 Jun 2020 Ringlet 7 Adult Bolton Wood Lane Wigton NY2543 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
28 Jun 2021 Small Heath 27 Adult Faulds Brow Quarry, Caldbeck. Wigton NY303407 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong
17 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden near Mealsgate Wigton NY206418 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
2 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY224598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Bolton Wood Lane Wigton NY2543 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY235538 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Faulds Brow Quarry Wigton NY3040 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong A quick 15 Mins. Breezy, overcast. Very warm. 21328.jpeg
13 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 7 Adult Roadside near Longwath Wigton NY309451 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Cloudy.

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