Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick full sun 20oC
19 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick full sun 20oC
19 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick full sun 20oC...3 were 'chasing' a Peacock! Freshly (...)
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19 deg C near full sun
19 Apr 2018 Comma 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD464853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick full sun 19oC
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD464853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick full sun 19oC
19 Apr 2018 Comma 1 Adult Witherslack Woods middle ride Witherslack SD435864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick full sun 20oC
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Witherslack Woods middle ride Witherslack SD435864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick full sun 20oC
19 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
19 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Cross Street Grange over Sands SD405775 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny day, little wind
19 Apr 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny day
19 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Haverthwaite cemetery Haverthwaite SD347840 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 20 mins.
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Haverthwaite cemetery Haverthwaite SD347840 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 20 mins. Bit tatty.
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 4 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD334884 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 90 mins.
19 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD334884 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 90 mins.
19 Apr 2018 Comma 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9-10am. Full sun.
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9-10am. Full sun.
19 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9-10am. Full sun.
19 Apr 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9-10am. Full sun.
19 Apr 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458838 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Landed briefly on the new boardwalk to the east of the access (...)
19 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male flew through Garden. 09.30, full sunshine, 16deg. C.
19 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 5 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440817 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, westerly breeze, 20deg.C. 12696.jpeg
19 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, westerly breeze, 20deg.C.
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, westerly breeze, 20deg.C.
19 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD441818 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, westerly breeze, 20deg.C.
19 Apr 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Nectaring on Cardamine
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
19 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
19 Apr 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden Grange over Sands SD397768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In the garden
19 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Between A7 and cricket ground Carlisle NY399566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
19 Apr 2018 Small White 1 Adult Between A7 and cricket ground Carlisle NY399566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller A fresh male, settled briefly close by.
19 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rickerby Park west and Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male.
19 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Rickerby Park west and Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Apr 2018 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males, flying and briefly interacting around 1:50pm at same (...)
19 Apr 2018 Peacock 16 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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