…endangered white-clawed crayfish, mayflies, aquatic plants, and fish such as brown trout. Chalk stream rivers are one of our most important and valuable habitats, with fewer than 200 found across…
…yellow-green females and immature adult) Pale brown wing spots Fine black markings Pale legs Learn more about the project and how you can help by visiting the project web page…
…Wildwood is an abandoned golf course with numerous “water features”. 24 species of Odonata have been recorded across 18+ ponds. Also look out for the very rare Brown Hairstreak butterfly….
Pale Damselfly with obvious broad pale legs. Male: Pale blue with black markings. Female: Cream with black markings. Click on an image to enlarge it….
A medium sized dragonfly that has a synchronised emergence towards the end of May. Male: blue and black body and blue eyes. Female: ochre with black markings down the middle…
Rare migratory species. Male: red abdomen and a noticeable black line extending down the front edge of each eye. Female: yellow-orange body with a prominent vulva scale. …
…land managed for wildlife. The river forms part of a hydroelectricity scheme upstream so the flow rate is variable. Golden–ringed Dragonfly, Common Hawker and Banded Demoiselles are often recorded here…
