Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Gatekeeper

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
8 Aug 2023 Gatekeeper 17 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
3 Aug 2022 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
21 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Next Ness Ulverston SD306787 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On Ragwort
4 Aug 2021 Gatekeeper 27 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 90% sun and very little wind. Probably many more: most (...)
31 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Eskmeals Ravenglass SD08139469 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
16 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
31 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20. 100% sun. 25c.
31 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 27 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD3360387076 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Open woodland south of reserve centre.
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 (...)
25 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070324 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Bridleway Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid 20's C.
9 Aug 2018 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD450852 VC69 Westmorland Peter Howard 90%sunshine, 19 oC
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
31 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Barkbooth Lot Hubbersty Head SD417907 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 60 mins visit. Moderate weather conditions
26 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 17 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes in and around the quarry. Occasional sunny spells.
21 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 17 Adult Hyton Bootle SD085877 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Hedgerows
15 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 27 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454774 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
23 Jul 2015 Gatekeeper 17 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
17 Jul 2014 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick hot sunny and bright day

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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