Home Dragonflies Damselflies Sites Links Blog Contact Alder Hills Nature Reserve Grid Reference SZ 06267 93096 Alder Hills is an oasis for dragonflies and other wildlife among the urban sprawl of Poole. Normally I steer clear of urban nature reserves, but if you can put up with the stop-start traffic and a constant urban hum then this place is well worth the visit for large populations of Brown Hawkers and Scarce Chasers.

Key Species Southern Hawker Brown Hawker Migrant Hawker Emperor Golden-ringed Dragonfly Common Darters Broad-bodied Chasers Scarce Chaser Four-spotted Chasers Black-tailed Skimmers Azure Damselfly Common Blue Damselfly Red-eyed Damselfly Blue-tailed Damselfly Large Red Damselfly

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