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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
3 May 2023	Brimstone	7	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	3 females, 4 males.
1 Aug 2018	Comma	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 Jul 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	7	Adult	Greystoke Forest	Greystoke	NY389343	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny, warm & sheltered. 18oC
14 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2023	Gatekeeper	17	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2015	Gatekeeper	17	Adult	Yealand Hall Allotment	Yealand Storrs	SD495761	VC60 West Lancashire	Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2017	Green-veined White	7	Adult	River Lowther	Askham	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2017	Green-veined White	7	Adult	NY000000	Penrith	NY000000	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
2 Aug 2021	High Brown Fritillary	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD456851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	All different and ID using photos. Tatty.
23 Jun 2022	Large Skipper	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Full sun. 3.00 pm
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Jun 2017	Large Skipper	7	Adult	River Lowther	Askham	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Jun 2017	Large Skipper	7	Adult	River Lowther	Askham	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2018	Large White	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	17	Adult	Swindale	Burn Banks	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
2 Aug 2021	Meadow Brown	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD456851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2021	Meadow Brown	57	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY514216	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
20 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	7	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD544787	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
15 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	17	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
21 Jul 2018	Meadow Brown	7	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY394301	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Jun 2015	Meadow Brown	7	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Winster	SD418909	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
23 Jun 2022	Northern Brown Argus	7	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Full sun. 2.00 pm
10 Jun 2019	Northern Brown Argus	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD466850	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Jun 2023	Orange-tip	7	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY514216	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	7	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Penrith	NY580256	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
3 May 2020	Orange-tip	17	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	10 males, 7 females.
20 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Aug 2023	Peacock	27	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
4 Aug 2023	Peacock	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Apr 2022	Peacock	7	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY514216	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
22 Aug 2021	Peacock	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
2 Aug 2021	Peacock	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD456851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Sep 2019	Peacock	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Sep 2019	Peacock	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	17	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2019	Peacock	7	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2019	Peacock	17	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2019	Peacock	17	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Jul 2019	Peacock	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
22 Apr 2019	Peacock	7	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Cliburn	NY579257	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Mar 2019	Peacock	7	Adult	Askham bridge along River Lowther	Askham	NY518238	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2017	Peacock	7	Adult	River Lowther	Askham	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Aug 2017	Peacock	27	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
23 Apr 2017	Peacock	7	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Cliburn	NY577256	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2015	Peacock	7	Adult	Low Gelt Sand Quarry	Brampton	NY528580	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell	On Buddleia
20 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	7	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 May 2022	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2023	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Breezy, cold & mainly overcast.
20 Aug 2021	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
19 Aug 2021	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2020	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Oct 2019	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Oct 2019	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Sep 2019	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2019	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2019	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2017	Red Admiral	7	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2017	Red Admiral	7	Adult	River Lowther	Askham	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
15 Oct 2016	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Askham Ivy banks River Lowther	Askham	NY518239	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	All flying around or nectaring on flowering Ivy during a sunny (...)
22 Jun 2023	Ringlet	7	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD418909	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Jul 2022	Ringlet	17	Adult	Country lane	Edenhall	NY558315	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell	Full sun.
10 Jul 2021	Ringlet	27	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY514216	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
20 Jul 2020	Ringlet	17	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Jul 2019	Ringlet	37	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2019	Ringlet	57	Adult	Brigsteer Park Wood	Brigsteer	SD486879	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Jun 2019	Ringlet	7	Adult	Holme Fell area	Clawthorpe	SD544787	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jul 2016	Ringlet	7	Adult	Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve	Clawthorpe	SD533788	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
23 Aug 2023	Scotch Argus	97	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY742083	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	A variation in markings seen.
23 Jul 2016	Silver-washed Fritillary	7	Adult	High Park Wood	Witherslack	SD436859	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Appeared during two brief sunny spells.
1 Aug 2023	Small Copper	7	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	inc mating pair.
31 Aug 2018	Small Copper	7	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Cliburn	NY579257	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2020	Small Heath	7	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 May 2020	Small Heath	7	Adult	Swindale	Bampton	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 May 2017	Small Heath	17	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY394301	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2019	Small Skipper	7	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Jul 2019	Small Skipper	17	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2017	Small Skipper	7	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD541786	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2016	Small Skipper	7	Adult	Flashbank Wood	Brigsteer	SD490879	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jul 2016	Small Skipper	7	Adult	Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve	Clawthorpe	SD533788	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
3 Jul 2015	Small Skipper	7	Adult	Greystoke Forest	Lamonby	NY381342	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
4 Sep 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	17	Adult	Country lane	Edenhall	NY558315	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Sep 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Jul 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	A sunny spell during a mainly overcast, breezy
2 Sep 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
1 Sep 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	17	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
4 Aug 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	17	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Sep 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Cliburn	NY579251	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
18 Apr 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	17	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Sep 2022	Small White	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Sep 2022	Small White	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
12 Sep 2018	Small White	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2018	Small White	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Aug 2018	Small White	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2018	Small White	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Aug 2018	Small White	7	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023	Speckled Wood	17	Adult	Celleron	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 Aug 2023	Speckled Wood	17	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
2 Aug 2021	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD456851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2018	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell

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