Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Jul 2016 High Brown Fritillary 4 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD448773 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden In a small clearing to the west of the main car park 6072.jpeg
13 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD448773 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden In a small clearing to the west of the main car park
13 Jul 2016 Ringlet 12 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD448773 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden In a small clearing to the west of the main car park 6075.jpeg
13 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD448773 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden In a small clearing to the west of the main car park
13 Jul 2016 Grayling 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450771 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden On a rocky limestone face on the ascent from the car park to the (...) 6076.jpeg
13 Jul 2016 Comma 1 Adult Brettargh Holt Kendal SD508864 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden spotted this just by road feeding on brambles in the sun 6078.jpeg
13 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Brettargh Holt Kendal SD508864 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden very fresh specimen also feeding on bramble
13 Jul 2016 White-letter Hairstreak 4 Adult Brettargh Holt Kendal SD506861 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden needed binoculars to spot these at the top of an elm tree,mating (...)
13 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Mossgate, Great Corby Carlisle NY480545 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Brand new!
13 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192726 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
13 Jul 2016 Grayling 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192726 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Eleven of these were on a small area of "shingle" at the north (...)

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