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Habitat
A Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Site – acidic wet/dry heath, mire, grassland and woodland with ponds.
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.
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Species List
- Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
- Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
- Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
- Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
- Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
- Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
- Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
- Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
- Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
- Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
- Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
- Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Heathland Pond