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| Common Name | Latin Name | Date, Time | Spotter | Notes | Photo links |
| Black-Tailed Skimmer | Orthetrum cancellatum | 2006,7 / 26.5.07, 13:30 | B. Douglas | newly emerged, full colours and wing shape not fully developed | black-tailed skimmer (newly emerged).JPG |
| Black-Tailed Skimmer | Orthetrum cancellatum | 2006,7 / June 07 | B. Douglas | at rest on ground, full sunshine | black-tailed skimmer.jpg |
| Migrant Hawker | Aeshna mixta | 21.10.07, 13:50 | R. Roberts | patrolling 1 m above marginal plants by lake | Migrant Hawker.jpg |
| Brown Hawker | Aeshna grandis | June 07-Aug 07 2008 | B. Douglas, Bryan Pinchen | ranging well away from lake as well as over and around it (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | |
| Southern Hawker | Aeshna cyanea | June 07-Aug 07 | B. Douglas | regularly well away from water | |
| Emperor | Anax imperator | 2006,7 / June 07-Aug 07 2008 | B. Douglas, Bryan Pinchen | patrolling mainly above area of open water and often marginal vegetation in regular back and forth pattern (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | |
| Broad-bodied Chaser | Libellula depressa | 7.7.07, 13:23 2008 | R. Roberts, Bryan Pinchen | at rest on ground, full sunshine (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | broadbodiedchaser.jpg |
| Ruddy Darter | Sympetrum sanguineum | 2006,7 / 20.8.07, 17:05 | R. Roberts | in lush vegetation, restless movement, damaged wingtip | ruddydarter.jpg |
| Common darter | Sympetrum striolatum | 2006,7,8 | M.Ridgard, R.Roberts, J.Vickers, Bryan Pinchen | (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | |
| Common Hawker | Aesha juncea | 2006,7,8 | M.Ridgard, Bryan Pinchen | (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | |
| Four-spotted chaser | Libellula quadrimaculata | 2008 | Bryan Pinchen | (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Date, Time | Spotter | Notes | Photo links |
| Common blue damselfly | Enallagma cyathigerum | 16.8.07, 20.8.07 |
R. Roberts, Bryan Pinchen | tall vegetation between river and lake (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | |
| Banded demoiselle | Calopteryx splendens | 2006,7 / 7.7.07, 13:26 | B. Douglas, , Bryan Pinchen | very common above and around river, female more bottle green and lacking band on wing, males more blue-green with clear dark patch on wings. (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | |
| Beautiful demoiselle | Calopteryx virgo | 22.4.07, 10:09, 2008 | B. Douglas, Bryan Pinchen | over vegetation and water (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | beautifuldemoiselle(male).jpg |
| Blue-tailed damselfly | Ischnura elegans | 20.8.07, 17:00 | R. Roberts, Bryan Pinchen | over vegetation and water (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | |
| White-legged damselfly | Platycnemis pennipes | 20.8.07, 17:30 | R. Roberts, Bryan Pinchen | very slight, often hard to spot when static on dry vegetation (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | whiteleggeddamselfly(male).jpg whiteleggeddamselfly(female).jpg |
| Large red damselfly | Pyrrhosoma nymphula | 2008 | Bryan Pinchen | (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) | |
| Azure damselfly | Coenagrion puella | 2008 | Bryan Pinchen | (Bryan's 2008 insect survey) |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Date, Time | Spotter | Notes | Photo links |
| Large White | Pieris brassicae | 20.8.07, 15:05 | B. Douglas | largewhite.jpg | |
| Peacock | Inachis io | 20.8.07, 16:40 | B. Douglas | peacock.jpg peacock2.jpg | |
| Small Tortoiseshell | Aglais urticae | 20.8.07, 14:10, 13.4.08 | B. Douglas | ||
| Meadow brown | Maniola jurtina | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | Meadow Brown08.jpg (J.Vickers) | |
| Painted lady | Vanessa cardui | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Red admiral | Vanessa atalanta | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Small skipper | Thymelicus sylvestris | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Large skipper | Ochlodes venata | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Ringlet | Aphantopus hyperantus | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Gatekeeper | Pyronia tithonus | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Speckled wood | Pararge aegeria | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Small white | Pieris rapae | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Marbled white | Melanargia galathea | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Common blue | Polyommatus icarus | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Small copper | Lycaena phlaeas | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Brown argus | Aricia agestis | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Clouded yellow | Colias coceus | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Small elephant hawk moth | Deilephila porcellus | 2006,7 | M. Ridgard | ||
| Orange-tip | Anthocharis cardamines | 2008 | J. Vickers | ||
| Mother Shipton Moth | Callistege mi | 2008 | J. Vickers | Mother Shipton moth-08.jpg (J.Vickers) | |
| Cinnabar | Tyria jacobaeae | 7/08 | B. Douglas |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Date, Time | Spotter | Notes | Photo links |
| Figwort sawfly | Tenthredo scrophulariae | 16.8.07, 12:01 | B. Douglas | several seen in small area among vegetation near brook adjacent to ASDA building | figwortsawfly.jpg |
| Hover fly | helophylus pendulus | 20.8.07 | B. Douglas | helophylus pendulus (hover fly).JPG | |
| crane fly | Tipula lateralis | 13.4.08 | R. Roberts | male and female copulating | Tipula lateralis.jpg |
| Snail-killing fly | Limnia unguicornis | 7.08 | B.Pinchen | this ID is 'most probable' from the photo | Limnia unguicornis.jpg |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Date, Time | Spotter | Notes | Photo links |
| Common grasshopper | 16.8.07 | R. Roberts | commongrasshopper.jpg | ||
| Short-winged conehead cricket | Conocephalus dorsalis | 6.8.08 | B.Douglas | shortwingedconehead.jpg | |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Date, Time | Spotter | Notes | Photo links |
| Dock Leaf Bug | Coreus marginatus | Aug 07 | R.Roberts | seen living up to its name as in picture ! | Dockleafbug.jpg |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Date, Time | Spotter | Notes | Photo links |
| Common froghopper | Philaenus spumarius | 7.08 | B.Douglas | commonfroghopper.jpg | |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Date, Time | Spotter | Notes | Photo links |
| Bumble bee | bombus terrestris | 13.4.08 | Eve Tigwell | bombusterrestris.jpg | |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Date, Time | Spotter | Notes | Photo links |
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