Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Aug 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454770 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Comma 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Gasdale - valley above Murton Appleby NY739225 VC69 Westmorland Clive Griffiths The only one seen on an overcast day on a walk down the valley (...) 28536.jpeg
6 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass During a short sunny period by a small syke in short grassland 28333.jpeg
6 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454770 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Grayling 5 Adult Burton Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD544777 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass During a short sunny period about 12.00hrs on the limestone (...) 28334.jpeg
6 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2020 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2020 Large White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Aug 2020 Large White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Aug 2020 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass During a short sunny period by a small syke. 28330.jpeg
6 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
26 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 29142.jpeg
6 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 250 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727067 VC69 Westmorland Jacki Solman Returned on a sunny day to find much larger numbers than (...)
6 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455775 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY253169 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Only 3 butterflies during a couple of sunny hours in the (...) 28353.jpeg
6 Aug 2020 Small Copper 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38595767 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In the central scrubby area of the reserve. 28329.jpeg
6 Aug 2020 Small Heath 3 Adult Burton Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD544777 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Late morning in the sun after an obviously very wet night 28335.jpeg
6 Aug 2020 Small Heath 5 Adult Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass During a short sunny period by a small syke in short grassland 28332.jpeg
6 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 25 Adult Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass During a short sunny period by a small syke in short grassland 28331.jpeg
6 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
26 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 15 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 22 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2020 Small White 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Aug 2020 Small White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456776 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)
6 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
6 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
6 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
6 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter Weather dull with heavy cloud and occasional drizzle. Little (...)

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