Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Jul 2021 Common Blue 7 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757087 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Aggregate grid reference used, that of entrance from over bridge (...)
5 Jun 2018 Common Blue 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm, sunny some wind
25 Aug 2015 Common Blue 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick time ca 11:15 sun not fully on quarry face and cloud beginning (...)
27 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 7 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow in Furness SD191757 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick very sunny, about 15deg C, slight breeze seen over 60 mins walk (...)
8 Aug 2019 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390766 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 23deg C sun no wind aggregated grid reference knapweed the (...)
13 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 17 deg C overcast no sun
7 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761082 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick No wind in cutting and really warm when the sun shone, ~20 deg (...)
29 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Swarthmoor Hall Meadow Ulverston SD282773 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm and sultry
25 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick time ca 11:15 sun not fully on quarry face and cloud beginning (...)
8 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Allithwaite Community Centre Allithwaite SD387767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on buddleia 23deg C sun no wind
10 Oct 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult High Farm Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD403787 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick On sheltered late ivy and in full sunshine
9 Jul 2022 Ringlet 7 Adult Old Park shore lane Holker SD339792 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick stiif breeze from northery direction, full sun. Most (...)
30 Jun 2022 Ringlet 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Lindale SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny periods
29 Jun 2019 Ringlet 7 Adult Swarthmoor Hall Meadow Ulverston SD282773 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm and sultry
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
27 May 2021 Small Heath 7 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow in Furness SD191757 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick very sunny, about 15deg C, slight breeze seen over 60 mins walk (...)
1 Jun 2020 Small Heath 7 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391736 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, warm, slight breeze Aggregated grid reference
12 Jul 2019 Small Heath 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 22 deg C, no wind, full sun At least the recorded number
30 Jun 2015 Small Heath 17 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
18 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 7 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757087 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Aggregate grid reference used, that of entrance from over bridge (...)
26 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
18 Jul 2018 Small White 7 Adult Swarthmoor Hall Courtyard Ulverston SD281772 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
18 Jul 2018 Small White 7 Adult Swarthmoor Hall Meadow Ulverston SD282773 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
29 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Green Bank Cartmel SD376804 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
24 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431832 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick

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