Damselflies & Dragonflies

Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea

Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis

Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea

Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator

Beautiful Demoiselle - Calopteryx virgo

Azure Damselfly - Coenagrion puella

Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum

A few minutes watching for the damselflies may result in you seeing one catch and eat its prey.

Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura elegans

Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa

Broad-bodied Chaser - Libellula depressa

Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Like many insects, damselflies like to sunbathe and can often be seen on the sunny paths around the reserve.

Black Darter - Sympetrum danae

Ruddy Darter - Sympetrum sanguineum

Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum