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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
5 Jul 2016 Common Blue 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729077 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
13 Aug 2015 Common Blue 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
21 Jun 2014 Common Blue 27 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY739082 VC69 Westmorland M C Dixon
12 Aug 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728074 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
4 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
22 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY730070 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.40-15.30 Overcast
25 Aug 2019 Large White 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun
4 Aug 2018 Large White 127 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
1 Aug 2021 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 12C Overcast
29 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY732065 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.00-15.30 Sunny last half hour
21 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 21648.jpeg
26 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 17 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
3 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
10 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Michael Williams all between the viaduct and the kilns
8 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 137 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
10 Aug 2023 Peacock 7 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY7308 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
19 Jul 2018 Peacock 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly sunny 22c
25 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 17 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun.
8 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
4 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2019 Ringlet 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727067 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 70% sun 20c
5 Aug 2022 Scotch Argus 37 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 12.20-15.20 12C-15C Overcast, Showery, Sunny 38254.jpeg
3 Aug 2021 Scotch Argus 447 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724064 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oc 65% sun little wind. Astonishing!......would have been over (...)
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 2007 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
26 Jul 2018 Scotch Argus 107 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 3 in the cutting and one at the west end between the cutting and (...)
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
31 Jul 2021 Small Heath 7 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY723063 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton Delightful, easy to see, less easy to photograph.
9 Aug 2020 Small Heath 7 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick misty sun, wind Beaufort 5 but reduced by shelter, trees and (...)
13 Aug 2015 Small Heath 57 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
31 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 17 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY723063 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton
21 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
1 Aug 2018 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
22 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY730070 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.40-15.30 Overcast 15561.jpeg
7 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 17 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 17 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun.
13 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
7 Aug 2019 Small White 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728070 VC69 Westmorland Keith Temple

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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