This area, consisting of the vice-counties of North Wiltshire (VC7) and South Wiltshire (VC8), currently has 2, nationally or locally important, damselfly and 6 dragonfly species. These are:
Damselflies
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ischnura pumilio
Small Red Damselfly, Ceriagrion tenellum
Dragonflies
Common Hawker, Aeshna juncea
Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Cordulegaster boltonii
Downy Emerald, Cordulia aenea
Scarce Chaser, Libellula fulva
Keeled skimmer, Orthetrum coerulescens
Black Darter, Sympetrum danae
A total of 11 species are required to have been recorded within the site, within the last 10 years, for it to qualify under the diversity criteria.
Get involved in recording dragonflies in Wiltshire by contacting the vice-county recorder, Steve Covey. Contact details can be found here.
For information and records of where dragonflies are to be found within Wiltshire visit