Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult A69 verge near Hayton Brampton NY503583 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both nectaring on bramble blossom, 10:30am sunny and warm.
25 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult A69 verge near Hayton Brampton NY503583 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10:30am sunny and warm
25 Jun 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult A69 verge near Hayton Brampton NY503583 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Located one with binoculars high on Elm. It soon flew up and was (...)
25 Jun 2020 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD447773 VC69 Westmorland Michael Read Lots of large orange Fritillaries in the area below the car (...)
25 Jun 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Bassenthwaite lakeside Keswick NY223269 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Along the lake side feeding on Bramble flowers
25 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 3 Adult Bassenthwaite lakeside Thornthwaite NY223269 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh
25 Jun 2020 Ringlet 3 Adult Bassenthwaite lakeside Thornthwaite NY223269 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh
25 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Bassenthwaite lakeside Thornthwaite NY223269 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh
25 Jun 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 20 Adult Canal Foot path Crooklands SD539824 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould In elms where canal meets A65
25 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 6 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY254170 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
25 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 5 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY254170 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
25 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY254170 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
25 Jun 2020 Ringlet 7 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY254170 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
25 Jun 2020 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2020 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Glenridding Common Glenridding NY359176 VC69 Westmorland Pete Barron
25 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 45 Adult Glenridding Common Glenridding NY349175 VC69 Westmorland Pete Barron Annual transect survey.
25 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 15 Adult Honister Seatoller NY217133 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron Grid ref as amended by M Tordoff 27Jun after corres with (...)
25 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD06279714 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
25 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD06279714 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
25 Jun 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD06279714 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
25 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Lanercost Old Bridge Brampton NY552633 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Footpath on north bank of River Irthing. 11:00am sunny and (...)
25 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Lanercost Old Bridge Brampton NY552633 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Footpath on north bank of River Irthing. 11:00am sunny and (...)
25 Jun 2020 Ringlet 3 Adult Lanercost Old Bridge Brampton NY552633 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Footpath on north bank of River Irthing. 11:00am sunny and (...)
25 Jun 2020 Small Skipper 4 Adult Lanercost Old Bridge Brampton NY552633 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Footpath on north bank of River Irthing. 11:00am sunny and (...)
25 Jun 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
25 Jun 2020 Large White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
25 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 13 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
25 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
25 Jun 2020 Ringlet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
25 Jun 2020 Small Blue 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
25 Jun 2020 Small Skipper 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
25 Jun 2020 Small White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
25 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.

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