Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Barrow Farm Fen

…of suitable wetland habitat. Of the invertebrates reported, the uncommon keeled orthetrum dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens is a species which is normally associated with bog pools and is known in only a few fen sites.

Picket and Clanger Wood

…dragonflies has been observed in the wood, for example the black tailed skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum, keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and banded demoiselle Calopteryx splendens. The nightingale, with 1520 breeding pairs, is prominent among the outstanding range of birds at…

Marazion Marsh

…tionally scarce species, the common hawker Aeshna juncea and the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens also occur.

Pwll Lagoon

… colonisation by higher plants). The occurrence of the keeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens at this site is unusual as, typically, it occurs on base-rich upland flushes. The localized soldier-flies Stratiomys potamida and Odontomyia viridula, both typical rich-fen spec…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…ful demoiselle Calopteryx virgo. Also present on the site is the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, which is a very localised inhabitant of acidic flushes in mid-Wales. Remarks: Part of the site is owned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Tayvallich Juniper and Fen

…species are known to breed within the SSSI including the unusual keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens.

Outley Mosses

…ed, five of these are known to breed here including the uncommon keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and four spotted chaser Libellula quadrimaculata.

Bradworthy Common

…pearl bordered fritillary butterfly Boloria selene and keeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens are among the insects present on site.

Shortheath Common

…luding a number which are rare or local, e.g. Cordulia aenea, Erythromma najas, Orthetrum coerulescens and Anax imperator and a colony of the rare damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum. The full heathland range of Orthoptera is represented, with good populations of the bog bush cricket M…

Plumstone Mountain

…tes, including scarce blue-tailed damselfly Ischnura pumilio and keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, as well as occasional records of the marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia. Remarks: The site has no known Welsh name; it appears as “Plumstone Mountain” on the First …

Coed Ty-canol (Ty-canol Wood)

…ashed fritillary Argynnis paphia butterflies, and the kneeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens breed. The terrestrial molluscs are especially diverse. Dormice, polecats and hares are present. Pied flycatchers breed in Hagr-y-coed, and amongst other birds of interest are b…

Canford Heath

…d includes the local small red damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum and keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and the rare scarce ischnura Ischnura pumilio. Other invertebrates of this site include: heath grasshopper Chorthippus vagans, a nationally rare species confined to certain heat…

Okehampton Park Flush

… fauna of the site is not well known, but does include keeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens and five-spot burnet moth Zygaena trifolii, both local species found predominantly in south-western Britain.

Bourne Valley

…species use the acidic bog pools and wet heath seepages, notably keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and small red damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum which is nationally scarce. For others, including golden-ringed damselfly Cordulegaster boltonii and large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma n…

Gwrhyd Meadows

… of the site. The dragonflies recorded from the area include the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, the broad-bodied chaser Libellula depressa and the golden-ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii.

Landford Heath

… and ditches on marshy ground. The black darter Sympetrum danae, keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and golden ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii are all uncommon in the county but well represented at Landford Heath where their nymphs occur in the permanent acidic pools a…

Carn Ingli

…elfly. Other dragonflies present in similar habitats include the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and the golden-ringed Cordulegaster boltonii. Remarks: The site lies within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The site is registered as common land. Coenagrion mercuriale …

Rhos Cruglas

…est Britain, have been recorded in the flushed areas, namely the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and the blue-tailed damselfly Ischnura pumilio. Also recorded are two notable butterflies, the marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and the small pearl-bordered fritillary Bolori…

Catherton Common

…am and flushes here are of interest for dragonflies, including the rare species Orthetrum coerulescens. A number of mosses and liverworts which are characteristic of upland streams e.g. Racomitrium aciculare and Scapania undulata grow in Crump’s Brook which flows through the sit…

Porthgwarra to Pordenack Point

… species of dragonfly have been recorded, including the uncommon keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and common hawker Aeshna juncea. Two noteworthy butterflies are recorded --the dark green fritillary Speyeria aglaja and silver studded blue Plejebus argus. * The British Red …

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…is between 3 and 10 cm high. Other dragonflies recorded include keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, golden-ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii, southern hawker Aeshna cyanea, common darter Sympetrum striolatum, emerald damselfly Lestes sponsa, large red damselfly Pyrrhoso…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…nflies are typically diverse, with scarcer species including the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and the scarce blue-tailed damselfly Ischnura pumilio. Rhos Goch provides a variety of breeding and feeding areas for a wide range of bird species, including snipe and lapwing. …

Ceunant a Thyrrau Trefgarn / Treffgarne Gorge and Tors

…icket, Pholidoptera griseoaptera, also occurs and the keeled skimmer dragonfly, Orthetrum coerulescens, breeds on the floor of the disused quarry. Remarks: Part of Ceunant a Thyrrau Trefgarn/Treffgarne Gorge and Tors SSSI lies within the Afonydd Cleddau / Cleddau Rivers candidat…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…y Boloria selene and many dragonfly species such as the uncommon keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, the emerald damselfly Lestes sponsa, the four spotted chaser Libellula quadrimaculata and the golden ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii.

Landford Bog

…s a good range of invertebrates including the uncommon keeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens and the spider Araneus quadratus.

Loe Pool

…h grass Elytrigia juncea. Nine species of Odonata, including the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens have been recorded here. The nutrient rich status of the pool has encouraged an abundance of benthic invertebrates, and there are also many rare or local species of Coleoptera a…

Waen Rydd

…xtensive wetland area supports a number of dragonflies including keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, golden-ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii, common darter Sympetrum striolatum, black darter S.danae, emerald damselfly Lestes sponsa and large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nym…

Carnkief Pond

…gonfly, of which the small red dragonfly Ceriagrion tenellum and keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens are nationally scarce. * The British Red Data Books lists vulnerable and endangered species.

Winster Wetlands

…ars. Five species are known to breed here including the uncommon keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, four spotted chaser Libellula quadrimaculata and golden ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii.

Ellary Woods

…nt site for dragonflies with 12 species recorded. These included keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens which has a restricted distribution in Scotland and southern hawker Aeshna cyanea which breeds in the coastal pools enjoying the mild conditions of the west coast. The coastline…

Eastern Mournes

… craneflies Tipula montana, Orimarga virgo and Limosa aquosa, and the dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens. Due to their oligotrophic nature, the lakes support few invertebrate species. Nevertheless they do contain some uncommon upland species, including the beetle Boreonectes griseo…

Highclere Park

…neum which favours abundant emergent lakeside vegetation and the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, normally associated with boggy acid pools on the southern heathlands. Other notable species include the hoverfly Anasimyia contracta and the snail killing flies Psacadina verbe…

Holt Lowes

…tera and the only known East Anglian population of the Keeled Skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens.

Western Mournes and Kilfeaghan Upper

…n edge of the site contains a population of the scarce keeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens. Both wall Lasiommata megera and green hairstreak Callophrys rubi butterflies have also been recorded from Western Mournes and Kilfeaghan Upper. Rock crags and cliffs within the…

Arran Northern Mountains

…d out of the ten which occur in the site. The other species, the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens has been found in Glen Iorsa, its only known station in Ayrshire and Arran. Of the lochans, those on Clachan and An Tunna are of most interest for water beetles with three Natio…

Lymington River

…oiselle Calopteryx virgo whilst others of note include the local keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and the large golden ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii. As with dragonflies, the bare peaty soil and open flushes adjacent to the Ober Water are of value for particular wa…

Basingstoke Canal

…d Data Book hoverfly Pelecoceratricincta and a population of the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, which breeds in small bog pools on the heath. * Nationally scarce species occur in 16 100 of 10 three 10 kilometres squares in Britain. ** Nationally rare species are listed in…

Coille Dalavil

…recorded from the wetlands of Loch a’ Ghlinne. These include the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens, which is a mainly southern species, occurring only very locally in Scotland and also the demoiselle agrion Calopteryx virgo, which occurs at Dalavil in its most northerly known…

Moors River System

…mix of both river species and typical heathland species, such as keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens and small red damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum, which is nationally scarce. The aquatic invertebrates are also of significant interest, particularly on the upper reaches above the …

Cefn Blaenau

…nd in the wet flushed areas is the nationally uncommon keeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens. This is a species of southern wet heathland whose larvae develop in wet mud of base-enriched flushes or bog pools.

Wellington College Bog

…, the bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and the keeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens. These inhabit the open mire and are restricted to this type of habitat in southern Britain.

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