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Habitat
Range of open water, marsh and woodland.
Access
Located half a mile from Junction 3 of the M18, just south of Doncaster. Access into the reserve is via Sedum House, the head office of the BTCV.
More Information
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Potteric Carr – YWT
Species List
- Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
- 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
- Lesser Emperor Dragonfly Anax parthenope
- Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
- Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
- Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
- Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
- Black Darter Sympetrum danae