Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
2 Sep 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 20 minutes walk around the reserve. Full sun and warm. male (...)
2 Sep 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Whitbarrow SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minute walk from Ravens Lodge towards Whitbarrow Lodge. (...)
2 Sep 2020 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 20 minutes walk around the reserve. Full sun and warm.
2 Sep 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Whitbarrow SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minute walk from Ravens Lodge towards Whitbarrow Lodge. (...)
12 Sep 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD293749 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace A pair. 29283.jpeg
2 Sep 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Whitbarrow SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minute walk from Ravens Lodge towards Whitbarrow Lodge. (...)
2 Sep 2020 Large White 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
12 Sep 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD078995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
12 Sep 2020 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Wallholme, river Irthing Brampton NY584642 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Very worn female descended from oak into grass. Must be my (...) 29284.jpeg
12 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult White Gill Lane Ulverston SD293749 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Nectaring on bramble.
12 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 3 Adult garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick on buddleia
12 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wallholme, river Irthing Brampton NY584642 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Nectaring on thistle.
12 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Holmrook SD078995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
12 Sep 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Wallholme, river Irthing Brampton NY584642 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Nectaring on thistle.
12 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult White Gill Lane Ulverston SD293749 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15c. Sunny intervals. Feeding on Ivy
12 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wallholme, river Irthing Brampton NY584642 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Nectaring on thistle.
12 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Holmrook SD078995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
2 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 20 minutes walk around the reserve. Full sun and warm.
2 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Whitbarrow SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minute walk from Ravens Lodge towards Whitbarrow Lodge. (...)
12 Sep 2020 Small White 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD078995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
2 Sep 2020 Small White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Whitbarrow SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minute walk from Ravens Lodge towards Whitbarrow Lodge. (...)
12 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult White Gill Lane Ulverston SD293749 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Basking on bramble. 29281.jpeg
12 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD293749 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 3 flying, 1 basking.
12 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Wallholme, river Irthing Brampton NY584642 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard
12 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD078995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
2 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 20 minutes walk around the reserve. Full sun and warm.
2 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 11 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Whitbarrow SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minute walk from Ravens Lodge towards Whitbarrow Lodge. (...)

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