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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
8 Jun 2021	Brimstone	5	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4481477249	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
28 Jun 2021	Common Blue	3	Adult	Bishops Allotment	Lindale	SD406799	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
28 Jun 2021	Common Blue	12	Adult	Orton Scar	Crosby Ravensworth	NY627113	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm 21C - 2 flying over and around pond and a further 10 up the (...)
28 Jun 2021	Common Blue	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
28 Jun 2021	Common Blue	1	Adult	Faulds Brow Quarry, Caldbeck.	Wigton	NY303407	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
28 Jun 2021	Common Blue	1	Adult	Flashbank Wood	Levens	SD488883	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Male. Overcast, still, 24deg.C
28 Jun 2021	Common Blue	1	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433851	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	One hour survey between SD43448550 and SD43148481. 50% sun (...)
28 Jun 2021	Common Blue	10	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432847	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2021	Common Blue	2	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433845	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
18 Jun 2021	Common Blue	8	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Waitby	NY758087	VC69 Westmorland	Anthony Marsh
18 Jun 2021	Common Blue	2	Adult	Little Asby Common	Little Asby	NY698100	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm sunny afternoon
18 Jun 2021	Common Blue	20	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Waitby	NY758086	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm sunny afternoon Seen near entrance to reserve and down by (...)
8 Jun 2021	Common Blue	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4558977281	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	In and around the summit of the Knott
8 Jun 2021	Common Blue	11	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4481477249	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
28 Jun 2021	Dark Green Fritillary	10	Adult	Burton Fell	Burton-in-Kendal	SD548778	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Seen acrosss the fell - 23C nd sunny
28 Jun 2021	Dark Green Fritillary	10	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433845	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2021	Dark Green Fritillary	40	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433851	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	One hour survey between SD43448550 and SD43148481. 50% sun (...)
28 Jun 2021	Dingy Skipper	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
18 Jun 2021	Dingy Skipper	6	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Waitby	NY758086	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm sunny afternoon Seen near entrance to reserve and down by (...)
8 Jun 2021	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4558977281	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	In and around the summit of the Knott
8 Jun 2021	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4481477249	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
28 Jun 2021	Grayling	4	Adult	Burton Fell	Burton-in-Kendal	SD548778	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Seen on the limestone pavement - 23C and sunny
8 Jun 2021	Grayling	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4558977281	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	On the steep south-facing scree slopes. Possibly also a second.
28 Jun 2021	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Drumburgh Moss	Drumburgh	NY255588	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Cloudy but warm 3:50-5:50pm
18 Jun 2021	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Waitby	NY758087	VC69 Westmorland	Anthony Marsh
18 Jun 2021	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY271569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
18 Jun 2021	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny & warm.
18 Jun 2021	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Flying in sunshine at 2pm. The latest date I have seen a 1st (...)
28 Jun 2021	Large Heath	18	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD460830	VC69 Westmorland	Jack Taylor	min number. two nectaring by dragonfly pools on far side of (...)
28 Jun 2021	Large Heath	3	Adult	Drumburgh Moss	Drumburgh	NY255588	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Cloudy but warm 3:50-5:50pm
28 Jun 2021	Large Heath	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY228529	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny and warm.
28 Jun 2021	Large Heath	2	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY228536	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny and warm.
28 Jun 2021	Large Heath	12	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Meathop	SD443819	VC69 Westmorland	Simon Fenner
8 Jun 2021	Large Heath	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	Surprised to see this after such a cold/wet April/May.
28 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Coastal path	Barrow in Furness	SD233659	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Walk from Concle Inn, Rampside SD233659 to Morrison's at (...)
28 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
28 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD460830	VC69 Westmorland	Jack Taylor
28 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Drumburgh Moss	Drumburgh	NY255588	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Cloudy but warm 3:50-5:50pm
28 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY233538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny and warm.
18 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	4	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Waitby	NY758087	VC69 Westmorland	Anthony Marsh
18 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	4	Adult	Lyvennet north of Littlebeck inflow	Kings Meaburn	NY619201	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm sunny morning
18 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	6	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Waitby	NY759085	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm sunny afternoon Seen near end of 1st section to reserve (...)
18 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	8	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY271569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
8 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Scrape by River Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY619202	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm afternoon - 1st Large Skipper that I've seen around the (...)
28 Jun 2021	Large White	2	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD460830	VC69 Westmorland	Jack Taylor
18 Jun 2021	Large White	2	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY271567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
18 Jun 2021	Marsh Fritillary	14	Adult	Braithwaite Moss	Keswick	NY247235	VC70 Cumberland	Malcolm Dixon	around 1pm mainly feeding on marsh thistles. conditions calm (...)
18 Jun 2021	Marsh Fritillary	20	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY271569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
8 Jun 2021	Marsh Fritillary	50	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Carlisle	NY271569	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
28 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Burton Fell	Burton-in-Kendal	SD548778	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Seen on the limestone pavement - 23C and sunny
28 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
28 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD460830	VC69 Westmorland	Jack Taylor
28 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	9	Adult	Flashbank Wood	Levens	SD488883	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Overcast, still, 24deg.C
28 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Sizergh cow pasture	Levens	SD490878	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Overcast, still, 24deg.C
28 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	23	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY376432	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
28 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	10	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433851	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	One hour survey between SD43448550 and SD43148481. 50% sun (...)
28 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY233538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny and warm.
28 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	50	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop	NY412118	VC69 Westmorland	Christopher Scaife	Early afternoon. Warm but cloudy, gentle breeze.
28 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	25	Adult	Caudale Moor	Hartsop	NY4124609982	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	Warm but strongly overcast. On the walk from Stoney Cove Pike (...)
28 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	50	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop	NY411118	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	Mostly warm, slightly hazy sunshine. I saw 5-6 on the path up (...)
28 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	10	Adult	Irton Fell	Sandton	NY143027	VC70 Cumberland	Simon Fenner
28 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	8	Adult	Angle Tarn, above Langdale	Langdale	NY242079	VC70 Cumberland	Steve Ryder	Very warm, so a few flying short distances.
18 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Irton	NY129019	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Gearty	Evening visit at least 6 present sheltering from the wind. (...)
28 Jun 2021	Northern Brown Argus	20	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433851	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	One hour survey between SD43448550 and SD43148481. 50% sun (...)
8 Jun 2021	Orange-tip	15	Adult	Scrape by River Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY619201	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm afternoon - Males and females. Attached a battered male
18 Jun 2021	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Blue Dial	Allonby	NY074408	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion	Both very worn and faded
8 Jun 2021	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4558977281	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	In and around the summit of the Knott
28 Jun 2021	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD460830	VC69 Westmorland	Jack Taylor
28 Jun 2021	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Drumburgh Moss	Drumburgh	NY255588	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Cloudy but warm 3:50-5:50pm
28 Jun 2021	Ringlet	3	Adult	Home Farm	Lindale	SD408802	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
28 Jun 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX993301	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Plentiful all of a sudden
28 Jun 2021	Ringlet	2	Adult	Flashbank Wood	Levens	SD488883	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Male. Overcast, still, 24deg.C
28 Jun 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY376432	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
28 Jun 2021	Ringlet	2	Adult	Drumburgh Moss	Drumburgh	NY255588	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Cloudy but warm 3:50-5:50pm
28 Jun 2021	Ringlet	2	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY235538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny and warm.
28 Jun 2021	Small Blue	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
28 Jun 2021	Small Copper	1	Adult	Coastal path	Barrow in Furness	SD233659	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Walk from Concle Inn, Rampside SD233659 to Morrison's at (...)
28 Jun 2021	Small Copper	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
28 Jun 2021	Small Heath	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
28 Jun 2021	Small Heath	27	Adult	Faulds Brow Quarry, Caldbeck.	Wigton	NY303407	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
28 Jun 2021	Small Heath	1	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433851	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	One hour survey between SD43448550 and SD43148481. 50% sun (...)
28 Jun 2021	Small Heath	20	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433845	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
18 Jun 2021	Small Heath	30	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY271569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
18 Jun 2021	Small Heath	1	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Jun 2021	Small Heath	21	Adult	Arnside Copridding	Arnside	SD4481477249	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
8 Jun 2021	Small Heath	7	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4558977281	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	In and around the summit of the Knott
28 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Hampsfell Allotment	Lindale	SD400803	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	Very jaded.
28 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD460830	VC69 Westmorland	Jack Taylor	nectaring on plants in dragonfly pools far side of reserve
28 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	15	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433845	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433851	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	One hour survey between SD43448550 and SD43148481. 50% sun (...)
18 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Dubwath Meadows	Dubwath	NY197309	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
18 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY271569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
18 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	12	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Carlisle	NY271569	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
8 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	11	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4558977281	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	In and around the summit of the Knott
8 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	19	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4481477249	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
28 Jun 2021	Small Skipper	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
28 Jun 2021	Small Skipper	8	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD460830	VC69 Westmorland	Jack Taylor
28 Jun 2021	Small Skipper	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY376432	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
28 Jun 2021	Small Skipper	2	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY233538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny and warm.
28 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	8	Adult	Coastal path	Barrow in Furness	SD233659	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Walk from Concle Inn, Rampside SD233659 to Morrison's at (...)
28 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
28 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Faulds Brow Quarry, Caldbeck.	Wigton	NY303407	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
28 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD460830	VC69 Westmorland	Jack Taylor
28 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY376432	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
28 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432847	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Drumburgh Moss	Drumburgh	NY255588	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Cloudy but warm 3:50-5:50pm
28 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY233538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny and warm.
28 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
28 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	8	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY376432	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
28 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433851	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	One hour survey between SD43448550 and SD43148481. 50% sun (...)
28 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Drumburgh Moss	Drumburgh	NY255588	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Cloudy but warm 3:50-5:50pm
28 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY233538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny and warm.
18 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Carlisle Hospital gardens	Carlisle	NY387561	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
18 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY271567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
8 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Arnside Copridding	Arnside	SD4481477249	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
8 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4558977281	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	In and around the summit of the Knott
28 Jun 2021	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Burton Fell	Burton-in-Kendal	SD552775	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Seen on the top of he fell - 23C and sunny

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