Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 10 Adult High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY483485 VC70 Cumberland C
11 Jun 2018 Small Heath 6 Adult High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY483485 VC70 Cumberland C
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun......my first of year.[female]
11 Jun 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Small Heath 8 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
11 Jun 2018 Large Heath 2 Adult Ireland Moss Haverthwaite SD334844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Possibly 4 seen. 21C. 90 mins walk.
11 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 4 Adult Ireland Moss Haverthwaite SD334844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 21C. 90 mins walk.
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 8 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD491900 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Not nectaring, hardly settling. All males. Intermittent sun, (...)
11 Jun 2018 Small Heath 11 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD491900 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Intermittent sun, strong northerly breeze.
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
11 Jun 2018 Grayling 9 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
11 Jun 2018 Small Heath 11 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
11 Jun 2018 Small White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
11 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
11 Jun 2018 Large Heath 1 Adult Hulleter Moss Rusland SD335880 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
11 Jun 2018 Large Heath 8 Adult Ireland Moss Haverthwaite SD334845 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In 30 minutes in the central cottongrass area. Sunny and warm (...)
11 Jun 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rusland Cross Rusland SD338887 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
11 Jun 2018 Small Heath 2 Adult Rusland Cross Rusland SD338887 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
11 Jun 2018 Large Heath 43 Adult Rusland Moss NNR Rusland SD334884 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In 30 minute transects across the Moss in sunshine. Breezy, (...)
11 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Rusland Moss NNR Rusland SD334884 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On footpath near the viewing platform
11 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
11 Jun 2018 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
11 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
11 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
11 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Grey Knotts Honistor Pass NY216132 VC70 Cumberland Philip Key Good views of them flying and basking.

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