Norwich

Norwich can fairly be described as the Dragonfly City. No other city has such a variety and wealth of dragonflies within its boundaries. But then few other cities can boast so much green space. So many good sites exist in fact that this page is merely an index to separate pages. Rather than just specific sites however, these pages also describe walks which together allow you to almost completely circumnavigate the city.

Particular mention should also be made of the Norwich Fringe Project - a collection of Local Nature Reserves (LNR) dotted about the city and surrounding area. Full details are here and we hope to eventually fully document the dragonflies to be found at each of those sites.

In the interests of protecting the environment this web site is set up to celebrate, can we recommend walking, cycling or taking the bus to these sites?

Here is an interactive map allowing you to explore the Norwich sites, (requires javascript and ideally a broadband connection).

Here is a kmz file for use with Google Earth. This file shows all the sites mentioned for Norwich.

These species have been recorded in Norwich.

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

English Name	Scientific Name	Status
Banded Demoiselle	Calopteryx splendens	Frequent
Emerald Damselfly	Lestes sponsa	Frequent
Large Red Damselfly	Pyrrhosoma nymphula	Frequent
Common Blue Damselfly	Enallagma cyathigerum	Frequent
Blue-tailed Damselfly	Ischnura elegans	Frequent
Red-eyed Damselfly	Erythromma najas	Frequent
Small Red-eyed Damselfly	Erythromma viridulum	Rare
Emperor Dragonfly	Anax Imperator	Frequent
Southern Hawker	Aeschna cyanea	Frequent
Brown Hawker	Aeschna grandis	Frequent
Migrant Hawker	Aeschna mixta	Frequent
Norfolk Hawker	Aeschna isosceles	Rare
Hairy Dragonfly	Brachytron pratense	Frequent
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