Category: freshwater-i
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Broad-bodied Chaser
Windmill Farm is a haven for dragon- and damselflies, including species such as this Broad-bodied Chaser. Photo: Dougy Wright
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Migrant Hawker
This dragonfly species is on the wing well into the autumn, and can often be seen away from the ponds where it breeds. Photo: Ray Surridge
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Keeled Skimmer
Keeled Skimmers can be spotted near the pools at Higher Bochym in summer. Photo: Kate Dalziel
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Beautiful Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle damselflies are on the wing from early summer until the early autumn. Photo: © Natural England/Chris Gomersall
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Common Darter
The Common Darter is one of our latest-flying dragonflies: it is on the wing into October, and even November in warmer autumns. Photo: © Natural England/Paul Lacey
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Red-veined Darter
Windmill Farm is a good place to see Red-veined Darters, a relatively scarce summer migrant to the UK. Photo: Dougy Wright
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Four-spotted Chaser
A common sight in the summer, watch out for the darting, hovering flight of the Four-spotted Chaser dragonfly. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Gold-ringed Dragonfly
Gold-ringed Dragonflies have a mostly western distribution in the UK. Photo: Peter Wood