Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Aug 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
27 Aug 2014 Green-veined White 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728075 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
27 Aug 2014 Large White 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728075 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
27 Aug 2014 Peacock 30 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728075 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On 1km stretch of path on either side of the viaduct. Nectaring (...)
27 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728075 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On 1km stretch of path on either side of the viaduct. Nectaring (...)
27 Aug 2014 Scotch Argus 15 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728075 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On the steep slope opposite the viaduct. Many faded but some in (...)
27 Aug 2014 Small Heath 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728075 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
27 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728075 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
27 Aug 2014 Small Heath 20 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD140838 VC70 Cumberland Nigel Maden Flying close to the ground in dunes and scrub
17 Aug 2014 Painted Lady 2 Adult Penrith garden Penrith NY51313038 VC70 Cumberland Mary Edwards On Buddleia
17 Aug 2014 Peacock 4 Adult Penrith garden Penrith NY51313038 VC70 Cumberland Mary Edwards On Buddleia
17 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 8 Adult Penrith garden Penrith NY51313038 VC70 Cumberland Mary Edwards On Buddleia and other flowers
7 Aug 2014 Common Blue 1 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Green-veined White 54 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Large White 13 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Peacock 16 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 5 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Small Copper 7 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Wall Brown 21 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Green-veined White 1 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY480544 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan In garden
7 Aug 2014 Green-veined White 3 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY480545 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan In wildflower meadow
7 Aug 2014 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY480545 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan In wildflower meadow
7 Aug 2014 Peacock 2 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY480545 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan In wildflower meadow
7 Aug 2014 Peacock 11 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY480544 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan In garden
7 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 2 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY480544 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan In garden
7 Aug 2014 Small Copper 6 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY480545 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan In wildflower meadow
7 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY480545 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan In wildflower meadow
7 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY480544 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan In garden
7 Aug 2014 Small White 2 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY480544 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan In garden
7 Aug 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick full sun 20deg C
7 Aug 2014 Peacock 65 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick full sun 20deg C white buddleia especially favoured
7 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 9 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick full sun 20deg C
7 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick full sun 20deg C
7 Aug 2014 Common Blue 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick full sun 20deg C
7 Aug 2014 Green-veined White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick full sun 20deg C
7 Aug 2014 Peacock 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick full sun 20deg C
7 Aug 2014 Small Heath 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick full sun 20deg C
7 Aug 2014 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick full sun 20deg C
7 Aug 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
7 Aug 2014 Clouded Yellow 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
7 Aug 2014 Common Blue 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Gatekeeper 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
7 Aug 2014 Green-veined White 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
7 Aug 2014 Holly Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
7 Aug 2014 Large White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
7 Aug 2014 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
7 Aug 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Peacock 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Small Skipper 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Small White 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
7 Aug 2014 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
7 Aug 2014 Wall Brown 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
7 Aug 2014 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD396767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick female on the gravel drive about 100m from nearest oak
7 Aug 2014 Clouded Yellow 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390737 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Comma 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD388742 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Common Blue 4 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390739 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Green-veined White 10 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD388745 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Holly Blue 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD388742 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391736 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Purple Hairstreak 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391738 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD388742 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD388742 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Small White 10 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD388745 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391737 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Wall Brown 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390737 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Many observers from a joint field trip of (...)
7 Aug 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kirkland Port Carlisle NY244618 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
7 Aug 2014 Peacock 10 Adult Kirkland Port Carlisle NY244618 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
7 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 5 Adult Kirkland Port Carlisle NY244618 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
7 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Kirkland Port Carlisle NY244618 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
7 Aug 2014 Wall Brown 15 Adult Kirkland Port Carlisle NY244618 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
7 Aug 2014 Green-veined White 5 Adult Carl Crag, Potter Fell Burneside SD520992 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
7 Aug 2014 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Carl Crag, Potter Fell Burneside SD520992 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
7 Aug 2014 Small Skipper 3 Adult Carl Crag, Potter Fell Burneside SD520992 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
7 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult East View, Potter Fell Burneside SD520988 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
7 Aug 2014 Wall Brown 1 Adult East View, Potter Fell Burneside SD520988 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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