Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Rossett Pike Ambleside NY248075 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman Between head of Rossetti Gill and summit. Bright sunshine but (...)
15 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 15 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD454772 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
15 Jul 2015 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD454772 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
15 Jul 2015 Grayling 12 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD454772 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
15 Jul 2015 High Brown Fritillary 7 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD454772 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
15 Jul 2015 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD454772 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
15 Jul 2015 Grayling 1 Adult Middlebarrow Quarry Arnside SD469770 VC60 West Lancashire Martin Elsworth
15 Jul 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Middlebarrow Quarry Arnside SD469770 VC60 West Lancashire Martin Elsworth
15 Jul 2015 Green-veined White 3 Adult Blencogo (nearby) Blencogo NY180470 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Large White 2 Adult Blencogo (nearby) Blencogo NY180470 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Blencogo (nearby) Blencogo NY180470 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 7 Adult Blencogo (nearby) Blencogo NY180470 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Ringlet 106 Adult Blencogo (nearby) Blencogo NY180470 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 2 Adult Blencogo (nearby) Blencogo NY180470 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Small White 1 Adult Blencogo (nearby) Blencogo NY180470 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Common Blue 2 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Both males.
15 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 9 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Jul 2015 Large White 1 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Jul 2015 Ringlet 9 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 6 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Jul 2015 Ringlet 2 Adult Orton, bridge on minor road to Crosby Ravensworth NY6214413955 VC69 Westmorland Neil McCall
15 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Caudale Moor Kirkstone NY413099 VC69 Westmorland John Rayner Near a monument (John Bells Banner?). Sightings at 08.30 in (...)
15 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 500 Adult Cold Pike Little Langdale NY265032 VC70 Cumberland Adam Padel Hundreds flying in fairly warm sun/partial cloud at 500-650 (...)
15 Jul 2015 Common Blue 6 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Common Blue 25 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY719061 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden Estimated number. Record corrected 11 Dec 2016 by DTE to Common (...)
15 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY719061 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
15 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY719061 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden Estimated
15 Jul 2015 Northern Brown Argus 25 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY719061 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
15 Jul 2015 Ringlet 40 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY719061 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden Estimated
15 Jul 2015 Small Heath 8 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY719061 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
15 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 61 Adult Hartsop Dodd Patterdale NY4111 VC69 Westmorland Peter Howard along ridge between saddle and summit - 3/4 on east side of (...)
15 Jul 2015 Small Heath 21 Adult Hartsop Dodd Patterdale NY4111 VC69 Westmorland Peter Howard 1145-1330; 15 degrees, sunny, wind - NW, B.3
15 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Strong gusty wind, 20deg C, 10.30 - 11.30, between Huck's Bridge (...)
15 Jul 2015 Green-veined White 1 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Strong gusty wind, 20deg C, 10.30 - 11.30, between Huck's Bridge (...)
15 Jul 2015 Large Skipper 2 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Strong gusty wind, 20deg C, 10.30 - 11.30, between Huck's Bridge (...)
15 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 3 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5702 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Strong gusty wind, 20deg C, 11.30 - 12.00. Hay Meadows south of (...)
15 Jul 2015 Ringlet 77 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Strong gusty wind, 20deg C, 10.30 - 11.30, between Huck's Bridge (...) 2838.jpeg
15 Jul 2015 Small Heath 2 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5702 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Strong gusty wind, 20deg C, 11.30 - 12.00. Hay Meadows south of (...)
15 Jul 2015 Small Heath 4 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Strong gusty wind, 20deg C, 10.30 - 11.30, between Huck's Bridge (...)
15 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5702 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Strong gusty wind, 20deg C, 11.30 - 12.00. Hay Meadows south of (...)

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