Hampshire

Species in Hampshire

Indicates this is a “Priority Species”

Brilliant Emerald
Hairy Dragonfly
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Scarce Chaser
Southern Damselfly
Small Red Damselfly
Southern Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Common Hawker
Brown Hawker
Emperor Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Downy Emerald
Broad-bodied Chaser
Four-spotted Chaser
Keeled Skimmer
Black-tailed Skimmer
Common Darter
Ruddy Darter
Black Darter
Azure Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Red-eyed Damselfly
White-legged Damselfly
Banded Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle
Lesser Emperor
Red-veined Darter
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Keeled Skimmer
Southern Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Lesser Emperor
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Get involved in recording dragonflies in Hampshire by contacting the vice-county recorders, Phil Young (VC11, VC12) . Contact details can be found on the County Dragonfly Recorders page.

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Local Events

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Eelmoor Marsh SSSI, Farnborough, Hampshire
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Thursley Common NNR Field Meeting, Surrey
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Hampshire and Surrey Borders Group

This active group organises field meetings across and beyond Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire, sometimes straying further afield into Sussex & Kent. We hold an indoor meetings in late January and again in the autumn. Contact David Hepper for details. We do not currently run our own website but we publish our field meetings in the BDS Events schedule.

Local volunteering opportunities (see Events for one-off activities)

Exbury Gardens Dragonfly Hotspot

Recording Projects

DragonflyWatch - recording introduction
Priority Sites Assessment
Site Monitoring of Dragonflies and Damselflies
Migrant Dragonflies Project
Willow Emerald Watch

Title image: New Forest beeches by Wobbly Monkey, flickr