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Locations
Allerthrope Common
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A Yorkshire
Wildlife Trust Site - acidic wet/dry heath, mire, grassland and
woodland with ponds. Species include:- Emerald Damselfly, Large Red
Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue
Damselfly, Common Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Brown
Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser,
Common Darter, Ruddy Darter and Black Darter. Access from A1079 Hull
-York Road, towards Sutton-upon-Derwent and Thornton; 1st left
towards Thornton. Park 1/2 mile on right. Cross road and walk
track by Forest Enterprise gate. Take ride on left to junction with
line of pylons. Reserve is along track on right. Grid ref SE 761475.
Back Delfin, North Cliffe Carr
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Several short sections of the old Market Weighton
Canal, a running stream, rough grassland and a public right of way
make this spot an ideal location for dragonflies. Species include:-
Banded Demoiselle, Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Azure
Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant
Hawker, Southern Hawker and Common Darter.
Bransholme Fishing Lake, East Hull
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A Council Site (TA111348). Emerald Damselfly, Large
Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue
Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker, Emperor
Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Darter
and Ruddy Darter.
Eastrington Ponds
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Local Nature Reserve at (SE7829). Emerald Damselfly,
Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly,
Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker,
Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed
Skimmer, Common Darter and Ruddy Darter.
Filey Dams
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A Yorkshire
Wildlife Trust Site - Accessed via Wharfedale road off the
A1039. Species include Banded Demoiselle (vagrant), Emerald
Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly (vagrant), Azure Damselfly, Common
Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Hawker (vagrant),
Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly,
Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer,
Common Darter, Red-veined Darter (vagrant), Yellow-winged Darter
(vagrant), Ruddy Darter and Black Darter (vagrant).
Hornsea Mere
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Parking at Kirkholme Point at (TA193470). Blue-tailed
Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker,
Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Ruddy Darter and Red-veined
Darter (vagrant).
Leven Canal
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Off the Beverley to Bridlington Road A1035 in Leven
(TA1045). Species include Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly,
Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Southern
Hawker, Brown Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Common
Darter and Ruddy Darter.
Leven Canal
Market Weighton Canal
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Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue
Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Brown Hawker and Emperor Dragonfly.
North Cave Wetlands
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A Yorkshire
Wildlife Trust Site - The site is still being developed,
primarily for birds. A small lilly pond has been created for
dragonflies along the northern path of the reserve. Species include
Banded Demoiselle (local vagrant), Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed
Damselfly, Azure Damselfly (scarce), Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant
Hawker, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted
Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser (scarce), Black-tailed Skimmer, Common
Darter, Red-veined Darter(vagrant), Ruddy Darter and Black Darter
(local vagrant).
Oak Road Lake, Hull
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Access from Beverley Road, Hull via Beresford Avenue
(TA092322). SMALL RED-EYED DAMSELFLY, Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed
Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker,
Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common
Darter and Ruddy Darter.
Paull Holme Strays
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Key area is the pond at the car park and soak dyke
behind the flood bank (TA177252). Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed
Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker,
Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed
Skimmer, Common Darter and Ruddy Darter.
Pocklington Canal
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Walk along the canal bank from the picnic area until
you reach a road crossing the canal. Species include Banded
Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed
Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Hawker,
Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly,
Four-spotted Chaser and Common Darter.
Pulfin and High Eske Nature Reserve
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A Yorkshire
Wildlife Trust Site - Accessed via Tickton by walking along the
River Hull bank (TA050440). Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly,
Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly,
Red-eyed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker,
Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common
Darter, Yellow-winged Darter (vagrant) and Ruddy Darter.
River Hertford
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Important in the East Riding due to it being the only
site where Beautiful Demoiselle can be found (TA020808). Other
species present include Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly,
Azure Damselfly and Southern Hawker.
Saltmarshe Delph
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A Yorkshire
Wildlife Trust Site - Small Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve
south of Howden (SE774248). Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly,
Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly,
Red-eyed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly,
Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Darter and Ruddy Darter.
Skipwith Common
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A Yorkshire
Wildlife Trust Site - Low lying heathland (SE660370). Emerald
Damselfly. Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue
Damselfly, Common Hawker, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Migrant
Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer,
Common Darter, Ruddy Darter and Black Darter.
Spurn Point
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A Yorkshire
Wildlife Trust Site - The canal zone and scrapes in Clubley's
Field (TA4115). Species include the commoner damselflies,
Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker, Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed
Skimmer, Common Darter, Ruddy Darter and Red-veined Darter (virtually
guaranteed every summer) , occasional Southern Hawker,
Broad-bodied Chaser and Black Darter. In some years falls of
migrating dragonflies occur, including rarities. In 2003 2
records of Banded Demoiselle, 1 each of Norfolk Hawker, Downy Emerald
and Black Darter.
Tophill Low Nature Reserve
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A Yorkshire
Water Site - Signposted off the A164 between Beverley and
Driffield (TA0748). A Yorkshire Water site, with reservoirs,
scrapes, ponds and ditches. Species include Banded Demoiselle,
Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly,
Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly,
Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly,
Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer,
Common Darter, Ruddy Darter and Black Darter (vagrant).
North Pond - Tophill Low
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