Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Large Skipper

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 7 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD486878 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
22 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 7 Adult Fell Track Newbiggin cumrew NY562491 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny breezy. track to moorland
21 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 17 Adult Roadside/forestry Verge Stapleton NY520720 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny breezy 6 til 7pm
18 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 7 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD331985 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm, cloudy at times
9 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson 42213.jpeg
7 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 7 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD5054093270 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 20C. Mainly in sheltered areas below the crag.
7 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 7 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454859 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun.
23 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Full sun. 3.00 pm
25 Jul 2021 Large Skipper 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Michael Hampson
14 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.10-11.20am 26358.jpeg
3 Jul 2019 Large Skipper 7 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460821 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 09.30 - 11.00
3 Jul 2019 Large Skipper 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
28 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 17 Adult Orton Moss NR Great Orton NY339543 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.40-11.50am sunny and warm.
27 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 7 Adult Cockenskell Blawith SD275892 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
10 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 7 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY272569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2.10-3.10pm, 15degC, mostly sunny, light breeze.
18 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 7 Adult Meathop/Winster road bridge Meathop SD431790 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On large patches of Yellow Vetchling during brief sunny (...)
3 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 7 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
13 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 7 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 9571.jpeg
9 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 7 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals
18 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 7 Adult Far Arnside Far Arnside SD445765 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore On cliff path
4 Jul 2015 Large Skipper 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Large Skipper 27 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY071323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton

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