Flight periods
Dragonfly distribution map
One of the commonest hawkers in Dorset.
Seems to be rare in Dorset, scattered sightings, but could be overlooked.
Common and widespread in Dorset.
Seems to be rare in Dorset, with scattered sightings, but could be overlooked.
One of the commonest hawkers in Dorset.
Common and widespread in Dorset.
Common on heathland sites in Dorset.
Very patchy distribution in Dorset but is probably under recorded.
Common and widespread in Dorset.
Common and widespread in Dorset especially on heathland sites.
Can be locally common along some slow moving clean rivers such as the Stour in Dorset.
Can be locally common at some sites in Dorset.
Is a very common species on heathland sites in Dorset, less common elsewhere.
Restricted to heathland sites in Dorset but can be abundant at suitable sites.
Very common across Dorset.
Seems patchily distributed across Dorset but could be under recorded.
Damselfly distribution map
Locally abundant along slow moving sections of clean unpolluted rivers in Dorset with emergent bankside vegetation e.g. River Stour & River Allen where the areas are less shaded.
Locally abundant along clean unpolluted rivers in Dorset with emergent bankside vegetation e.g. River Stour & River Allen.
Very common on heathland pools in Dorset.
Very common on rivers such as Stour and Allen in Dorset.
Very common on heathland pools in Dorset but restricted elsewhere.
Very common across a diversity of sites in Dorset.
One of commonest damselflies and found at virtually all suitable sites. Common throughout Dorset.
Very common throughout Dorset.
Has a patchy distribution in Dorset as restricted to suitable sites on chalk fed heathland streams mainly in the Purbecks.
Very common throughout Dorset.
Locally common in suitable habitat it has an irregular distribution in Dorset.
Found at just a couple of sites so far in Dorset so worth looking out for.
It has been found in very small populations at scattered locations across Dorset.
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