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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Ringlet

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
27 Jun 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Lonning running NE to Greenspot	Wigton	NY2546	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Warm sunshine
26 Jun 2023	Ringlet	26	Adult	High Park Wood	Witherslack	SD4386	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife	Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover
27 May 2020	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY129020	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	Very mobile and hard to count
19 Jun 2023	Ringlet	16	Adult	Forestry Track	Shankhill	NY478748	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny 50% light cloud very breezy. 1st count this sight 1 mile (...)
19 Jun 2023	Ringlet	26	Adult	Forestry Track	Sleetbeck	NY495756	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny 50% light cloud breezy
2 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Eskdale	NY131020	VC70 Cumberland	David Phillips	Sunny 18c
15 Jul 2023	Ringlet	46	Adult	Walton Moss East	Brampton	NY519664	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sun intervals heavy showers light breeze.
6 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	16	Adult	Whin Rigg	Wasdale	NY149030	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Cammack	Slight breeze, very sunny. At 450-500 metres
8 Jun 2018	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop	NY412118	VC69 Westmorland	Zoe Shreeve	right at the top by the cairn mainly on the wing
7 Jun 2018	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop	NY412118	VC69 Westmorland	Zoe Shreeve	right at the top by the cairn mainly on the wing
1 Jul 2018	Ringlet	36	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY730070	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Probably many more
28 Jun 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX993301	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Plentiful all of a sudden
30 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Gilgarran	Gilgarran	NY039238	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Overcast, 19 degrees. At old coal opencast site
28 Jul 2015	Ringlet	6	Adult	Camerton Church	Camerton	NY035301	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion	No sun, but still and warm
9 Jul 2014	Ringlet	6	Adult	Yanwooth Wood	Askham	NY521254	VC69 Westmorland	Brian Snell	Nectaring on Buttercups
5 Jul 2023	Ringlet	86	Adult	Roadside And Forestry Verge	Crossings Stapleton	NY520720	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	light cloud but bright breezy 5til 6pm
7 Jul 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD415907	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Gregory	Intermittent hot sun. 19 degrees C.
21 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Great Coppice	Nether Wasdale	NY119034	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	In forest rides. Overcast and humid.
7 Jul 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Bowber Head Farm	Ravenstonedale	NY738033	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	In CWT Bowber Head Farm meadows between the farm house and (...)
24 Jun 2020	Ringlet	6	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417907	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Gregory	full sun. Hot
14 Jun 2022	Ringlet	6	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
1 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Eskdale Green	NY127018	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Freshly emerged. 18oC sun. Mid day. Cattle grazing site.
1 Jul 2014	Mountain Ringlet	36	Adult	High Raise	Bampton	NY454130	VC69 Westmorland	Brian Snell	Flying abundantly until it clouded over
18 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Irton	NY129019	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Gearty	Evening visit at least 6 present sheltering from the wind. (...)
26 Jun 2019	Mountain Ringlet	116	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop	NY4111	VC69 Westmorland	Michael Colquhoun	During a two hour circular walk around the summit. Almost (...)
14 Jun 2023	Ringlet	6	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould	Drought conditions vegetation dry
17 Jun 2014	Mountain Ringlet	36	Adult	Irton Fell	Gosforth	NY135023	VC70 Cumberland	Michael Williams	Despite cloud cover first ones showed soon after 9 a.m.
18 Jun 2017	Mountain Ringlet	26	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY135022	VC70 Cumberland	Rob McDougall	Cumbria Branch guided event. Many thanks to Martin Tordorf for (...)
20 Jun 2019	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Green	NY12460192	VC70 Cumberland	David Brown	Cloudy with very few sunny spells. Medium to strong westerly (...)
9 Jul 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Grune Point footpath to	Silloth	NY143568	VC70 Cumberland	Steve Graham	Cloudy conditions c17C.
30 Jun 2017	Ringlet	6	Adult	Dobshall Wood Pasture	Arnside	SD450780	VC69 Westmorland	David Gower	cloudy
28 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees
22 Jun 2019	Mountain Ringlet	16	Adult	Grey Knotts / Brandreth	Honister	NY217123	VC70 Cumberland	Jeremy Bartlett	Between the summits of Grey Knotts and Brandreth
9 Jun 2019	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Green	NY12460192	VC70 Cumberland	Francis Gomme	Between 16.00 - 1700 at least 6 seen on fell immediately beyond (...)
23 Jun 2018	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Grey Knotts	Honister	NY210120	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Watts	Around 5pm. Sporadic, hazy sunshine.
24 Jun 2020	Ringlet	6	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434879	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	9.50- 10.50. 20c. 100% sun. No breeze.
2 Jul 2015	Ringlet	6	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD430844	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	8AM. Flying in sunny spot close to ground.
24 Jun 2020	Ringlet	6	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	8.45- 9.10. 20c. 100% sun.
12 Jul 2017	Ringlet	6	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417907	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	70% sun 18oC
26 Jul 2023	Ringlet	6	Adult	Forestry Track	Shankhill	NY476746	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	50% sun breezy 3.30 5pm. very faded
16 Jul 2021	Ringlet	16	Adult	Brigsteer Park Wood	Brigsteer	SD4855587872	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	40% sun, warm and humid.
25 Jun 2017	Ringlet	6	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD542787	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	4.00PM, sun/cloud.
15 Jun 2022	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY136023	VC70 Cumberland	David Holcombe	3 seen at ref. Others singly further west. Warm sunny little (...)
19 Jul 2018	Ringlet	16	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434879	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018	Ringlet	16	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD431866	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 60% sun
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417907	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun
27 Jun 2019	Ringlet	16	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD434868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC full sun
29 Jul 2016	Ringlet	6	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD436863	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC 80% sun
29 Jul 2016	Ringlet	6	Adult	Witherslack Woods lower ride	Witherslack	SD435863	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC 80% sun
1 Aug 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Kendal Golf Course and Fell	Kendal	SD505931	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC 40% sun.
22 Jun 2022	Ringlet	16	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	21oC 90% sun gentle breeze
27 Jul 2021	Ringlet	16	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	21oC 80% cloud
22 Jun 2018	Ringlet	6	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC 80%
6 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Ulpha meadow	Meathop	SD457808	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	200 metres of thistles on bank at edge of Ulpha meadow. Sunny (...)
23 Jun 2020	Ringlet	6	Adult	Foxbield Wood	Santon Bridge	NY112035	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	20 degrees and overcast
28 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC bright but only 10% sun No wind.
7 Jul 2022	Ringlet	36	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454859	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 60% sun.
8 Jul 2017	Ringlet	16	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD449773	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	180C 90% sun
10 Jul 2022	Ringlet	16	Adult	Kendal Fell	Levens	SD457849	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	16oC low angle sun.....as 8.00pm!
16 Jul 2017	Ringlet	6	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY760085	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.30 - 16.45 Breezy
2 Jul 2017	Ringlet	16	Adult	Halecat Woods	Witherslack	SD4383	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	14.15 - 16.15, 19 deg. C, SW breeze, sunny spells.
12 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Reston Scar	Staveley	SD463984	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.00 -15.30
24 Jun 2020	Ringlet	6	Adult	High Park Wood	Witherslack	SD434869	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	11.30-12.10. 22c. 100% sun. No breeze. Central path.
22 Jun 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10:40am - 12:10pm, mostly sunny.
3 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY144024	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	100% sun.
24 Jun 2020	Ringlet	6	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD418909	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	10.00 a.m. visit. Hot. Full sun.
8 Jul 2019	Ringlet	96	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien	1 mating pair, with ab. arete.
17 Jul 2023	Ringlet	6	Adult	Ravens Lodge & White Scar	Levens	SD461854	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2023	Ringlet	6	Adult	Wild Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
2 Jul 2023	Ringlet	6	Adult	Wild Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
24 Jun 2023	Ringlet	16	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
4 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY131021	VC70 Cumberland	Stephen Rawlinson
14 Jul 2022	Ringlet	6	Adult	Mike's Wood	Staveley	SD482986	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
2 Jul 2022	Ringlet	6	Adult	Roudsea Moss and Woods	Haverthwaite	SD322826	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
24 Jun 2022	Ringlet	6	Adult	Country lane	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
22 Jun 2022	Ringlet	6	Adult	Cummacatta Wood	Grange-in-Borrowdale	NY254173	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron
14 Jun 2022	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Eskdale Green	NY129021	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Bolton
5 Jul 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
28 Jun 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY376432	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
19 Jul 2020	Ringlet	16	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Finglandrigg	NY273565	VC70 Cumberland	Steve Eyre
18 Jul 2020	Ringlet	6	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
11 Jul 2020	Ringlet	6	Adult	Helsington Church	Brigsteer	SD489889	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
10 Jul 2020	Ringlet	6	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY338542	VC70 Cumberland	Georgina Collins
18 Jun 2020	Ringlet	16	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377430	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
1 Aug 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY388296	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
30 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Birkshill	Carlisle	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
21 Jul 2019	Ringlet	16	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728071	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
15 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
15 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
4 Jul 2019	Ringlet	76	Adult	Swindale	Swindale	NY521142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 Jun 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Kendal	Kendal	SD5393	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
22 Jun 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
1 Aug 2018	Ringlet	6	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD453773	VC69 Westmorland	Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jul 2018	Ringlet	6	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD453773	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
16 Jul 2018	Ringlet	6	Adult	Whinlatter Forest Park	Keswick north west of	NY192246	VC70 Cumberland	Neil Whorton
9 Jul 2018	Ringlet	6	Adult	Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4387	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
9 Jul 2018	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Moss Eccles Tarn, Claife Heights	Hawkshead	SD3796	VC69 Westmorland	Rebecca Ellis
7 Jul 2018	Ringlet	6	Adult	Brigsteer Park Wood	Brigsteer	SD488877	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
24 Jun 2018	Ringlet	6	Adult	Micklam brickworks site	Whitehaven	NX979221	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills
16 Jul 2017	Ringlet	6	Adult	Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve	Clawthorpe	SD538782	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
2 Jul 2017	Ringlet	16	Adult	River Lowther	Askham	NY516221	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2017	Ringlet	6	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
21 Jun 2017	Ringlet	6	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY408579	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2017	Ringlet	16	Adult	Soddy Gap	Great Broughton	NY063331	VC70 Cumberland	K Hamilton
1 Jul 2016	Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY128022	VC70 Cumberland	Dan Hoare
29 Jun 2016	Ringlet	6	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD390767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2015	Ringlet	16	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY387295	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
30 Jul 2015	Ringlet	6	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Mawbray	NY086467	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
25 Jul 2015	Ringlet	16	Adult	Haweswater	Burnbanks	NY500160	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2015	Ringlet	16	Adult	Whale	Penrith	NY515301	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell
15 Jul 2015	Ringlet	106	Adult	Blencogo (nearby)	Blencogo	NY180470	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
12 Jul 2015	Ringlet	6	Adult	Roadside Verge, Dalston	Dalston	NY359505	VC70 Cumberland	Michael Williams
17 Jul 2014	Ringlet	6	Adult	Flashbank Wood	Levens	SD4888	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey

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