Azure Damselfly. Picture Ray Baker

Banded Demoiselle. Picture Ray Baker

Beautiful Demoiselles have been seen in the area of the butterfly garden and also the wildflower meadow. Picture Ray Baker

Black-tailed Skimmer. Picture Ray Baker

Female Broad-bodied Chaser. They look like giant wasps. Picture Ray Baker

Brown Hawker. Picture Ray Baker

Common Darter. Picture Ray Baker

Four-spotted Chaser. Picture Ray Baker

Male Broad Bodied Chaser. One of the most reliable dragonflies to spot around the ponds. They colonise new ponds very quickly so one of the first species to arrive and breed. Picture by John Madden.

One of our most impressive dragonflies, the Emperor Dragonfly is regularly seen on the ponds and, as you can see, breeds here. Picture by John Madden.

Blue Tailed Damselfly. Picture by John Madden.

Large Red Damselfly. Picture Ray Baker

Migrant Hawker. This is a male but both sexes can be distinguished from other hawker species by the narrow yellow bands on the thorax. First recorded on the reserve in August 2012. Picture Ray Baker.

Southern Hawker. This is a male and can be separated from other hawker species by the broad green stripes on the thorax. First recorded on the reserve in August 2012. Picture Ray Baker

Southern Hawker. Female egg-laying onto pool-side vegetation. Picture Ray Baker