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(Enallagma cyathigerum)
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As the name suggests, Britains most widespread damselfly. Found in most water bodies and surrounding heaths, meadows and woodland., garden ponds, public parks, old gravel workings etc.

Males usually appear in small groups over water, appearing to hover frequently. Females oviposit in tandem with the male with several pairs often sharing the same log or other pond detritus.

Both sexes can be seen away from water among grasses, in bushes, trees etc.

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New Forest
Badminston Common Blashford Lakes Broomy Pond Burley Heath Cadnam Common
Crockford Stream Hatchet Pond Hawkhill Ipley Cross Keyhaven
Latchmore Brook Linford Bottom Ober Water Slufter's Pond Eyeworth Pond

Dorset
Alder Hills Canford Magna Christchurch Common Dunyeats Hill Higher Hyde Heath
Kilwood Copse Moors Valley Mordon Bog Ramsdown Forest Studland Heath

Surrey
Bolder Mere Esher Common Papercourt Lock Thundry Meadows Thursley Common

Somerset
Shapwick Heath Westhay Moor

Berkshire
Swinley Forest

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