Holme Dunes

A Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve, good for continental vagrants.

The reserve has a number of pools, which have played host to Red-veined Darters. The reserve is best known for the rare birds that turn up here on spring and autumn migrations, but the pines at the north end are always worth a look. There is an information sheet here.

Directions

Leave Hunstanton heading north and east on the A149 coast road. Look out for the signs to the nature reserve on your left just before you enter Holme next the Sea. As the roads ends turn right down the gravel track and follow round one and a half miles where it stops in the car park adjacent to the visitor centre. Please park in the NWT car park on your left

These species have been recorded at this site.

Clicking on the English name will take you to the specific page

English Name	Scientific Name	Status
Banded Demoiselle	Calopteryx splendens	Frequent
Large Red Damselfly	Pyrrhosoma nymphula	Frequent
Common Blue Damselfly	Enallagma cyathigerum	Frequent
Azure Blue Damselfly	Coenagrion puella	Frequent
Blue-tailed Damselfly	Ischnura elegans	Frequent
Emperor Dragonfly	Anax Imperator	Frequent
Southern Hawker	Aeschna cyanea	Frequent
Migrant Hawker	Aeschna mixta	Frequent
Hairy Dragonfly	Brachytron pratense	Rare
Broad-bodied Chaser	Libellula depressa	Frequent
Four-spotted Chaser	Libellula quadrimaculata	Frequent
Black-tailed Skimmer	Orthetrum cancellatum	Frequent
Common Darter	Sympetrum striolatum	Frequent
Ruddy Darter	Sympetrum sanguineum	Frequent
Red-veined Darter	Sympetrum fonscolombii	Scarce Vagrant