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Habitat
Acidic bog and standing open water.
Access
Park at the T junction at the western end of Goathland. Follow the footpath up onto the moor in a south-westerly direction.
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Tranmire Bog
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Habitat
Bog.
Access
Roadside bog on Wheeldale Moor at SE803970
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Species List
- Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
- Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
- Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
- Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Fen Bog
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Habitat
Valley mire.
Access
The reserve is situated to the west of the A169 Pickering-Whitby road, about ten miles north of Pickering and three miles south of Goathland.
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Fen Bog – YWT
Species List
- Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
- Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
- Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
- Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
- Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
- Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
- Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
- Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
- Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Spurn Point
Habitat
Shallow scrapes and former canal.
Access
Park in the Canal Scrape car park before the entrance to Spurn Point.
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Species List
- Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
- Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
- Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
- Scarce Emerald Damselfly Lestes dryas
- Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
- Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
- Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
- Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
- Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
- Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis
- Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
- Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
- Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
- Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isosceles
- Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
- Lesser Emperor Dragonfly Anax parthenope
- Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger
- Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
- Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
- Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
- Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
- Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
- Yellow-winged Darter Sympetrum flaveolum
- Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
- Black Darter Sympetrum danae
- Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum
Skipwith Common
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Habitat
Dry and wet heathland, mire bogs.
Access
From the west off the A19 along King Rudding Lane, the east from Common Lane in Skipwith.
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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
- Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
- Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Saltmarshe Delph
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Habitat
A Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Site – Open fresh water and reedbed.
Access
South of Howden (SE774248).
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Saltmarshe Delph – YWT
Species List
- Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
- Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
- Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
- Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
- 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
- Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
- Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
- Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
River Hertford
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Habitat
Canalised river draining into the River Derwent.
Access
Car park just north of the bridge over the A64 and also the bridge at Folkton Carr.
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Species List
Pulfin and High Eske Nature Reserve
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Habitat
A Yorkshire Wildlife Trust site consisting of High Eske borrow pit and Pulfin reed fen.
Access
Accessed via Tickton by walking along the River Hull bank (TA050440).
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Pulfin Bog – YWT
Species List
- Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
- Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
- Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
- Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
- Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
- Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
- Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
- Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
- Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
- Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
- Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
- Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
- Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Yellow-winged Darter Sympetrum flaveolum
- Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Pocklington Canal
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Habitat
Slow flowing fresh water of high quality with plenty of floating and emergent vegetation.
Access
Access is possible from a number of locations along the canal.
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Species List
- Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
- Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
- Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
- Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
- 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
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Oak Road Lake, Hull
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Habitat
Borrow pit formed by extraction to strengthen the banks of the River Hull.
Access
From Beverley Road, Hull via Beresford Avenue (TA092322).
Species List
- Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
- Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
- Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
- Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
- Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
- Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
- Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
- Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
- Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
- Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
- Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
- Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum