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*** Lancs Dragonfly Survey - 2008 update ***
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Several people have posted dragonfly sightings recently prompting me to post some information about progress. Below is a list of Rossendale tetrads showing the number of species recorded last year per tetrad. Some of the tetrads have been surveyed in good detail and have species lists of 8 - 10. pro...
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STICKY:
*** Dragonfly Survey - Update ***
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http://www.dragonflies.org.uk/default.aspx?content=home.xml
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*** Photos Uploaded 21st Feb 07 ***
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http://flickr.com/photos/roc_bb4/sets/72157594548997088/
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STICKY:
Forum Guidelines - PLEASE READ
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Please read the Forum Guidelines under Rossendale Birds Sightings
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Greenfold 23/8/26
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2 male Emperor dragonfly on small pool beside the old coal track. Bob.
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Grane 22/08/26
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common hawker - female at Holden Wood brown hawker - 1 at Calf hey migrant hawker - 1 at Calf hey common darter - 9 at Calf Hey & 4 at Heap Clough cheers Kevin
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quarry pond near Cowpe Res 01/08/26
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1 emperor dragonfly 1 black darter c5 common blue damselfly min 50 emerald damselfly cheers Kevin
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Lee Quarry, Whitworth Quarry & New Line Res 12/07/26
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large red damselfly - 6 in Lee Quarry & 1 at New Line Rescommon blue damselfly - 50+ in Lee Quarry, 220+ in Whitworth Quarry & c60 at New Line Resblue-tailed damselfly - 5 in Lee Quarryemerald damselfly - 1 in Lee Quarry & 5 in Whitworth Quarrycommon darter - 3 in Lee Quarryblack darter - 3 in L...
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Meadow lodge Healy dell
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4spot chasers 9 brown hawker 3 common blue damsel 10
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Reedsholme area 11/7/26
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1 Brown Hawker along the river across from my house for the past three days or so. 1 male Common Hawker at Leabrook, 11/7. Bob.
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Whitworth 05/07/26
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not the best day for dragonflies, but the following were of note today emerald damselfly - 1 in Whitworth Quarry blue-tailed damselfly - 21 at Meadow Lodge, Broadley. Normally only see these in ones and twos locally southern hawker - 1 at Meadow Lodge, Broadley cheers Kevin
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Cheesden Valley 28/06/26
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large red damselfly - 4azure damselfly - c30common blue damselfly - c60 blue-tailed damselfly - 1broad-bodied chaser - 1 malecommon hawker - 1brown hawker - 1emperor dragonfly - 3 cheers Kevin
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Whitworth Quarry 27/06/26
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A first for Rossendale today, with a male red-veined darter in Whitworth Quarry Also noted common blue damselfly - c105 large red damselfly - 2 common darter - 2 emperor dragonfly - 1 black-tailed skimmer - 1 four-spotted chaser - 17 cheers Kevin
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Lee & Whitworth Quarries 21/06
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large red damselfly - 22 in Lee Quarry & 7 in Whitworth Quarry common blue damselfly - 38 in Lee Quarry & 70+ in Whitworth Quarry blue-tailed damselfly - 2 in Lee Quarry four-spotted chaser - 13 in Lee Quarry & 5 in Whitworth Quarry broad-bodied chaser - 1 male in one area & 2 females in a d...
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K steels about half a mile down river
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Whitworth Quarry 14/06/2026
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10 common blue damselflies & 4 four-spotted chasers today cheers Kevin
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Greenfold 31/5/26
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1 male Broad bodied Chaser- on the pool beside the old coal track. Bob.
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Clowbridge 29/5/26
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Pair of Broad bodied Chaser in the silt trap beyond the back pond inlet. Female constantly tail dipping with male in close attendance. Pair of Large Red Damselfly in tandem. Bob.
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Whitworth Quarry 23/05/2026
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Four-spotted chaser - 1 common blue damselfly - 1 cheers Kevin
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Whitworth Quarry 12/10/25
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black darter - 2 common darter - 1 common hawker - 1pr & a male cheers Kevin
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Whitworth Quarry 16/08/2025
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common blue damselfly - c120blue-tailed damselfly - 1emerald damselfly - c150four-spotted chaser - 2common darter - 2 + 1 at Lee Cloughblack darter - c200common hawker - 6 cheers Kevin
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Musbury pond 15/8/25
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Not good at identifying these. I think I have got them right Cheers Ian
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Whitworth Quarry 02/08/2025
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common blue damselfly - min 100 emerald damselfly - min 50 four spotted chaser - 2 black darter - min 25 common hawker - 5 emperor dragonfly - 3, including female ovipositing cheers Kevin
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Whitworth Quarry 26/07/25
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common blue damselfly - 50+ emerald damselfly - 7 black darter - 6 four spotted chaser - 1 common hawker - 1 emperor dragonfly - 1 cheers Kevin
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Peers Clough, 25th July 2025
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1:00-2:00 P.M Millennium Green Pond. Emperor Dragonfly 1 Common Darter 2 Common Blue Damselfly 1 Regards, David
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Wallbank Lodge & Whitworth Quarry 12/07/2025
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Wallbank Lodgebanded demoiselle - male & female present. First time I have ever seen a female in Rossendale. Hopefully this will be the start of local breeding for this speciescommon blue damselfly - 2emperor dragonfly - 1brown hawker - 1common hawker - 1 in Eastgate Woods Whitworth Quarrylar...
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Lumb my garden 18 June
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