Brockholes Wetlands Dragonfly sightings: an independent web-site

This website which is run independently of Lancashire Wildlife Trust lists dragonfly sightings, mainly from 2009 onwards, made by a small group of observers at Brockholes Wetlands nature reserve, Lancashire. The reserve is owned by the Trust and comprises a series of pools, reed-beds, scrub, grassland and planted woodland, all on disused gravel workings. It covers an area of approximately 100 hectares and is centred at Grid Reference SD585308. We are grateful to the Trust for allowing us access.

Monday, 7 January 2013

Please click the species name in the right-hand panel to view the records

A male Banded Demoiselle at Brockholes, one of the site's specialities (photo MF)

All photographs shown on this website have been taken at Brockholes Wetlands by the persons indicated. They own the copyright and photographs must not be reproduced without their permission

Most records commence in season 2009 but scarcities marked * have been back-dated to include all that are known

We believe that our sighting of several Common Darters at Brockholes on November 27, 2011 to be the latest record for Lancashire

Site map at the bottom of this page

Abbreviations for site localities (where used)

Dragonfly pool = DP; Meadow Pool = MP; No.1 pool = N1; N0.2 pool = N2; Quicksand pool south = QSS; Quicksand pool north = QSN, Fishing pool = FP; Allen's pool = AP; Boilton marsh = BM; Ribble Way & access road = RW; North-east, carpark & dipping pool areas = NE; M6 track area = M6T; Boilton Wood fringe = BWF.

See site map at the very bottom (left side)

Information provided includes: species, dates seen, location on the site (in the case of scarcer species), numbers, sex if recorded, breeding information, etc.