Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Jun 2022 Common Blue 10 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD505929 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD505929 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind. My first of year
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD505929 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind. My first of year
20 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD505929 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD505929 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Ringlet 11 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD505929 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD505929 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Small Skipper 1 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD505929 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind. My first of year
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun.
20 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun.
20 Jun 2022 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun.
20 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. mostly faded.
20 Jun 2022 Ringlet 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun.
20 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. mostly faded.
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun.
20 Jun 2022 Large Heath 21 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD442814 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun....... breeze so would have been more.
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD442814 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun.
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD442814 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun.
20 Jun 2022 Common Blue 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Grayling 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind. My first of year
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Ringlet 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Small Heath 15 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Small Skipper 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 9 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind. Most very fresh.
20 Jun 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick passing through garden, full sun almost windless
20 Jun 2022 Common Blue 2 Adult Bishop's Allotment Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD405799 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 6 Adult Bishop's Allotment Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD405799 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Bishop's Allotment Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD405799 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Bishop's Allotment Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD405799 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Brimstone 3 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Common Blue 3 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Small Heath 3 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 9 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Grange over Sands SD399802 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ormsgill Quarry Barrow-in-Furness SD196713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 11.40-12.15.
20 Jun 2022 Small Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Quarry Barrow-in-Furness SD196713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 11.40-12.15.
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Ormsgill Quarry Barrow-in-Furness SD196713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 11.40-12.15.
20 Jun 2022 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
20 Jun 2022 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
20 Jun 2022 Grayling 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
20 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
20 Jun 2022 Small Blue 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
20 Jun 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
20 Jun 2022 Small Skipper 22 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am. 36540.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
20 Jun 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD459835 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
20 Jun 2022 Large Heath 20 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD459835 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 36819.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 30 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD459835 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 36820.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD459835 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 36823.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Small White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD459835 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD459835 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
20 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden, Plantation Avenue Arnside SD462778 VC69 Westmorland Jennifer Rae On white Hebe in sun
20 Jun 2022 Common Blue 3 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY758085 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sunshine, sheltered from wind, early afternoon. All males. 36561.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY758085 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sunshine, sheltered from wind, early afternoon.
20 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 3 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY758085 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sunshine, sheltered from wind, early afternoon.
20 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY758085 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sunshine, sheltered from wind, early afternoon. Briefly (...)
20 Jun 2022 Ringlet 8 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY758085 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sunshine, sheltered from wind, early afternoon. Didn't (...)
20 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 5 Adult Dodd Wood Bassenthwaite NY237278 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Dodd Wood Bassenthwaite NY237278 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon Mostly together with Red Admirals in a glade
20 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 6 Adult Fieldside path Little Crosthwaite Keswick NY235265 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
20 Jun 2022 Peacock 2 Adult Fieldside path Little Crosthwaite Keswick NY235265 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
20 Jun 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Fieldside path Little Crosthwaite Keswick NY235265 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
20 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Fieldside path Little Crosthwaite Keswick NY235265 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
20 Jun 2022 Ringlet 2 Adult Bolton Wood Lane Wigton NY256437 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY231600 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Glasson Moss Wigton NY231600 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY308006 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm
20 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY388343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
20 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY388343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
20 Jun 2022 Ringlet 2 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY388343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell My first of the year.
20 Jun 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY388343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
20 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 13 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY388343 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 11.00 am sunny and warm. 17oC
20 Jun 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Barkbooth Bowland Bridge SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 2 Adult Barkbooth Bowland Bridge SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
20 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Barkbooth Bowland Bridge SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
20 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Barkbooth Bowland Bridge SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Barkbooth Bowland Bridge SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
20 Jun 2022 Large Heath 33 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD448818 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle 36611.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD448818 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD448818 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle
20 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
20 Jun 2022 Large White 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
20 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
20 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
20 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
20 Jun 2022 Small Blue 34 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Spread much wider over the site this year I think 36910.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Small Heath 30 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 36911.jpeg

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