Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
1 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498798 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Female on dandelion
1 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Crooklands Hotel Crooklands SD534836 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Female on dandelion
1 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Crooklands Hotel Crooklands SD534836 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Male
1 May 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Brocka Meadow Lindale SD416803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
31 May 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Beck Head Witherslack SD447847 VC69 Westmorland David and Nyree Fearnley
31 May 2023 Wall Brown 1 Adult Beck Head Witherslack SD447847 VC69 Westmorland David and Nyree Fearnley
31 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland David and Nyree Fearnley All males
31 May 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland David and Nyree Fearnley
1 May 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Hampsfell Road Grange over Sands SD408784 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm afternoon sun
1 May 2023 Large White 1 Adult Hampsfell Road Grange over Sands SD408784 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm afternoon sun female
1 May 2023 Small White 1 Adult Hampsfell Road Grange over Sands SD408784 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm afternoon sun
1 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult High Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm afternoon sun
1 May 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD395779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm afternoon sun
31 May 2023 Wall Brown 1 Adult Gurnal Dubs track Burneside SD507987 VC69 Westmorland Emily Tagg 41362.jpeg
11 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD239931 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15C. Overcast. 13.45-15.20. male flying.
11 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD225854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15C.100% sun. 12.20-13.30.
31 May 2023 Wall Brown 1 Adult Middle Fell Nether Wasdale NY15090720 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson On summit in warm windless conditions.
1 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male, flying past. 6pm, 16.5deg.C, gusty wind.
31 May 2023 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY388298 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 41292.jpeg
31 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY388298 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
31 May 2023 Small Blue 1 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY029366 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 41291.jpeg
21 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookborough SD349752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookborough SD349752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookborough SD349752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
31 May 2023 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
31 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
31 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD438862 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
11 May 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 42363.jpeg
11 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
11 May 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 May 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 40384.jpeg
1 May 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY234538 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
11 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Bongate Mill Appleby NY687198 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter
11 May 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Gill House Aspatria NY178456 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
1 May 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD311956 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunshine after the rain.
21 May 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Feeding on comfrey
21 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
1 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Grange-over-Sands SD446820 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Sunny late afternoon
11 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY215459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson AM
11 May 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY215459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson AM
11 May 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY215459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson AM
21 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
11 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
1 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones flew from holly tree in brief sunny period and then resting in (...)
1 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
11 May 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Laversdale NY476626 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown brief sunny spell after heavy showers
1 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD45907812 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
31 May 2023 Large Heath 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023 Large White 1 Adult White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 May 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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