Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 90 Adult Hartsop Dodd Patterdale NY4111 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff Count on my UKBMS single species transect, average altitude (...)
29 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 60 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390739 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
19 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 26 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2015 Ringlet 22 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 20 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD493930 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels All on thistle flowers
9 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 18 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 16 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
29 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD493930 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
19 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD489925 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
9 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 14 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY147028 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wilcox In 2 hours 1-3pm. Cool breeze 15C. Mostly faded and chipped
19 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 13 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2015 Small Heath 13 Adult Hartsop Dodd Patterdale NY4111 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff Counted during UKBMS Mountain Ringlet transect. Average altitude (...)
19 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 11 Adult Lambhowe Hill Crosthwaite SD421917 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
9 Jul 2015 Grayling 11 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2015 Ringlet 9 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD482889 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
9 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 9 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Lambhowe Hill Crosthwaite SD420922 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
29 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD482889 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
9 Jul 2015 Ringlet 7 Adult Lowther Castle Gardens Penrith NY515301 VC70 Cumberland C
19 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Lambhowe Plantation Crosthwaite SD418915 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
29 Jul 2015 Large Skipper 5 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD482889 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
29 Jul 2015 Silver-washed Fritillary 5 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD482889 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
19 Jul 2015 Ringlet 5 Adult Kentmere Lake Staveley NY454028 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Damp morning 1030-11.00am
19 Jul 2015 Common Blue 5 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD489925 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
19 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 5 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD489925 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
9 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Birks Patterdale NY381153 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker Small colony on North face at 645m
29 Jul 2015 Green-veined White 4 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD482889 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
19 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
29 Jul 2015 White-letter Hairstreak 3 Adult Hincaster Sedgwick SD508854 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In an elm by the roadside but view from the footpath by the (...)
29 Jul 2015 Comma 3 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD482889 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
29 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Kirkby Lonsdale SD608789 VC69 Westmorland Pat Cuttell
19 Jul 2015 Large Skipper 3 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
19 Jul 2015 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
19 Jul 2015 Ringlet 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Lowther Castle Gardens Penrith NY520235 VC69 Westmorland C
29 Jul 2015 Common Blue 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390739 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390739 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
19 Jul 2015 Comma 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley 2706.jpeg
9 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell plus 11 large Fritillaries and 8 smaller Fritillaries, (...)
9 Jul 2015 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2015 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD396768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Garden, nectaring
29 Jul 2015 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390739 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Jul 2015 Green-veined White 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390739 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Jul 2015 Peacock 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390739 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Jul 2015 Small Copper 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD482889 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
29 Jul 2015 Common Blue 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD493930 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
29 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD493930 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
19 Jul 2015 Common Blue 1 Adult Lambhowe Hill Crosthwaite SD420922 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
19 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Kentmere Lake Staveley NY454028 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Damp morning 1030-11.00am
19 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Dubmill Point Dubmill Point NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Jul 2015 Common Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
19 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 1 Adult Grey Knotts Buttermere (south east of) NY218124 VC70 Cumberland Carol Dent Seen 15.40 at top of Grey Knotts. GR corrected by MT 03/11/15
9 Jul 2015 Large White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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