Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
13 Aug 2015 Common Blue 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
24 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 17 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4487 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 7 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien 10771.jpeg
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
18 Jul 2017 Grayling 7 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
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
8 Jul 2019 Northern Brown Argus 7 Adult Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Northern Brown Argus 7 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Jul 2018 Ringlet 57 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Ringlet 7 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2023 Scotch Argus 47 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Smardale NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien 44493.jpeg
8 Jul 2019 Small Heath 7 Adult Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
24 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 7 Adult High Park Wood/Howe Ridding Wood Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
26 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7106 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
1 Aug 2018 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
7 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 17 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 7 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien

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