Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD594879 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
23 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD594879 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
23 Jun 2019 Small Heath 2 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD594879 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
23 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult Bardsea Ulverston SD295734 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Amongst the reed beds at the edge of the bay
23 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Bardsea Ulverston SD295734 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Amongst the reed beds at the edge of the bay
23 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 1 Adult Castlehead/Winster River Lindale SD422797 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
23 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Castlehead/Winster River Lindale SD422803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
23 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 19 deg C shade Stiff east wind but effect diluted by boundary (...)
23 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 19 deg C shade Stiff east wind but effect diluted by boundary (...)
23 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 19 deg C shade Stiff east wind but effect diluted by boundary (...)
23 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 19 deg C shade Stiff east wind but effect diluted by boundary (...)
23 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 19 deg C shade Stiff east wind but effect diluted by boundary (...)
23 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 19 deg C shade Stiff east wind but effect diluted by boundary (...)
23 Jun 2019 Ringlet 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 19 deg C shade Stiff east wind but effect diluted by boundary (...)
23 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 4 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 20 degrees but with a wind.
23 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 20 degrees but with a wind.
23 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 20 degrees but with a wind.
23 Jun 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 20 degrees but with a wind.
23 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 20 degrees but with a wind.
23 Jun 2019 Small Heath 22 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 20 degrees but with a wind.
23 Jun 2019 Common Blue 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5395979471 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hazy Sun, 18c, windy. 19936.jpeg
23 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5395979471 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hazy Sun, 18c, windy.
23 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 3 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5395979471 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hazy Sun, 18c, windy.
23 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5383979086 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hazy Sun, 18c, windy.
23 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 8 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5395979471 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hazy Sun, 18c, windy. 4 at this grid ref, others higher up (...)
23 Jun 2019 Ringlet 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5383979086 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hazy Sun, 18c, windy.
23 Jun 2019 Small Heath 40 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5383979086 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hazy Sun, 18c, windy. Composite grid ref - seen all over fell.
23 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5383979086 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hazy Sun, 18c, windy. At summit of fell.
23 Jun 2019 Wall Brown 7 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5383979086 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hazy Sun, 18c, windy. Duelling together close to summit, out of (...) 19948.jpeg
23 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5441978856 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9.00-9.30AM. Weak sun, windy. 3 other large fritillaries seen (...)
23 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5441978856 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9.00-9.30AM. Weak sun, windy.
23 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5441978856 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9.00-9.30AM. Weak sun, windy.
23 Jun 2019 Small Heath 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5441978856 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9,00-9.30AM. Weak sun, windy.
23 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5441978856 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 9.00-9.30AM. Weak sun, windy.
23 Jun 2019 Grayling 1 Adult Raven's Lodge Gilpin Bridge SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Steve Malpass
23 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Grange Fell Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262165 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
23 Jun 2019 Small Heath 6 Adult Grange Fell Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262165 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
23 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett On Marsh Thistle flowers and flying fast over meadows and (...)
23 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 1 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
23 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
23 Jun 2019 Ringlet 2 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
23 Jun 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
23 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 40 Adult Grey Knotts/Drum House ruin Honistor Pass NY214134 VC70 Cumberland Peter and Mike Cartwright In area to west of footpath from Drum House ruins to Great Gable (...)
23 Jun 2019 Small Heath 8 Adult Grey Knotts/Drum House ruin Honistor Pass NY214134 VC70 Cumberland Peter and Mike Cartwright In area to west of footpath from Drum House ruins to Great Gable (...)
23 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones

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