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Gwent Levels - Whitson

… nationally rare or notable species are present such as Haliplus mucronatus and Hydrophilus piceus. The area is important in the Welsh context for its snails and dragonflies and includes the species Physa heterostropha and Brachytron pratense respectively. The large number of hed…

Swanscombe Peninsula

…ish pools and ditch saltmarsh and the nationally rare great silver water beetle Hydrophilus piceus, found in marshes, drains and especially coastal grazing marshes. Other nationally scarce water beetles include the crawling water beetle Peltodytes caesus and whirligig beetle Gyri…

Pevensey Levels

…cular interest is Britain's largest water beetle, the great silver water beetle Hydrophilus piceus RDB, Rare which is found only on grazed levels in the southern part of Britain. Also of importance is Bagous puncticollis RDB, Endangered, found on Horse Eye Level and several natio…

Langmead and Weston Level

…n the site include four nationally rare species, the great silver diving beetle Hydrophilus piceus, the soldier fly Odontomyia ornata and two true flies, Lonchoptera scutellata and Stenomicra cogani. Twenty one nationally scarce species have been found including three beetles Hy…

North Moor

…nity which includes two nationally rare species, the great silver diving beetle Hydrophilus piceus and the large soldier fly Odontomyia ornata. The meadows and ditches contain at least twenty five nationally notable invertebrate species such as the hairy dragonfly Brachytron prat…

Gwent Levels - Nash and Goldcliff

… nationally rare or notable species are present such as Haliplus mucronatus and Hydrophilus piceus. The area is important in the Welsh context for its snails and dragonflies and includes the species Physa heterostropha and Brachytron pratense respectively. The large number of hed…

Gwent Levels - Redwick and Llandevenny

… nationally rare or notable species are present such as Haliplus mucronatus and Hydrophilus piceus. The area is important in the Welsh context for its snails and dragonflies and includes the species Physa heterostropha and Brachytron pratense respectively. The large number of hed…

Lewes Brooks

… clypealis, Laccobius colon and Hydroporus tessallatus. The great silver beetle Hydrophilus piceus is frequently found in ditches choked by aquatic vegetation. Some species are not strictly aquatic, but depend on emergent wetland plants, such as Scirtes orbicularis and Carpelimus…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

… exceptional interest, with the nationally rare species Haliplus mucronatus and Hydrophilus piceus present. The rare soldier fly Stratiomys singularior is found and there are good numbers of dragonflies and damselflies, notably Brachytron pratense and Sympetrum sanguineum. Other…

Tealham and Tadham Moors

… The water beetle fauna is exceptionally rich, with the nationally rare species Hydrophilus piceus and Hydrochara caraboides abundant here at its only location in Britain; together with the rare soldier flies Stratiomys singularior and Odontomyia ornata. Good numbers of dragonfli…

Gwlyptiroedd Casnewydd / Newport Wetlands

…ly rare and scarce species are present, including the great silver water beetle Hydrophilus piceus, the water beetle Hydaticus transversalis and the ornate brigadier soldier fly Odontomyia ornata. The nationally scarce spider Tetragnatha striata has a strong population in the ree…

Rye Harbour

…esent, including Cercyon bifenestratus, Limobius mixtus, Augyles hispidulus and Hydrophilus piceus. In addition there is a large number of beetles which have a restricted distribution in East Sussex. The moth fauna of the shingle areas is rich, with records for over 250 species. …

Moorlinch

…nels and bank sides support a rich fauna; rare species include the water beetle Hydrophilus piceus and the soldier fly Odontomyia ornata. Large populations of dragonflies and damselflies occur, including the hairy dragonfly Brachytron pratense and the variable coenagrion Coenagri…

Shapwick Heath

…ethophyma grossum found on Sphagnum moss bogs, the greater silver diving beetle Hydrophilus piceus and the lesser silver diving beetle Hydrochara caraboides which is now confined nationally to the Brue Basin Peat Moors. The nationally restricted hairy dragonfly Brachytron pratens…

Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors

…ies. These include Britain’s largest water beetle the great silver water beetle Hydrophilus piceus, a species largely confined to the grazing marshes of southern England. Good populations of odonata also occur and the nationally scarce hairy dragonfly Brachytron pratense and vari…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…ssemblage including four species of Dytiscus and the great silver diving beetle Hydrophilus piceus. It also supports a substantial dragonfly assemblage. Other noteworthy aspects of the invertebrate assemblage include a suite of reed beetles Donacia spp., snail killing flies Sciom…

Berrow Dunes

…ed with 14 notable species and the nationally rare greater silver diving beetle Hydrophilus piceus. Two nationally rare species of soldier fly are also present, Stratiomys singularior and S. potamida. Breeding birds with a local distribution in Somerset include sedge warbler Acro…

Bridgwater Bay

…ook species have been recorded from Pawlett Hams, the great silver water beetle Hydrophilus piceus, the water beetle Hydrovatus clypealis, the hover fly Lejops vittata and the soldier flies Odontomyia ornata and Stratiomys singularior. A water mite new to Britain, Diplodontus sc…

Halvergate Marshes

…d widely distributed throughout the ditch system, the great silver water beetle Hydrophilus piceus and a large hoverfly of brackish dykes, Lejops vittata. Halvergate Marshes support internationally important numbers of wintering Bewick’s swan and nationally important populations …

Gwent Levels - Magor and Undy

… nationally rare or notable species are present such as Haliplus mucronatus and Hydrophilus piceus. The area is important in the Welsh context for its snails and dragonflies and includes the species Physa heterostropha and Brachytron pratense respectively. The large number of hed…

Biddle Street, Yatton

…transversalis and Britain's largest water beetle, the great silver water beetle Hydrophilus piceus, the latter being largely confined to grazing marshes of Southern Britain. A number of dragonflies and damselflies are known to breed in the watercourses including southern hawker A…

Gwent Levels - Rumney and Peterstone

… nationally rare or notable species are present such as Haliplus mucronatus and Hydrophilus piceus. The area is important in the Welsh context for its snails and dragonflies and includes the species Physa heterostropha and Brachytron pratense respectively. The larger number of he…

Orlestone Forest

…ewhere in Britain, and other rare species include the great silver water beetle Hydrophilus piceus, the water beetle Hydrovatus clypealis and a cranefly Molophilus lackschewitzianus. Scarce species include a northern heathland water beetle Acilus canaliculatus and 17 others. The…

South Thames Estuary and Marshes

…ous aquatic weevils, three species of Berosus and the great silver water-beetle Hydrophilus piceus. Notes 1. Nationally important numbers corresponds to more than one percent of the British population. 2. Internationally important numbers corresponds to more than one percent of …

Offham Marshes

…ater beetles, including Britain's largest species, the rare great silver beetle Hydrophilus piceus. The damp fields support several uncommon flies, whilst the rare hoverfly Ferdinandea ruficornis breeds in the woods.

Wet Moor

…ratense, the variable damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum and the rare water beetle Hydrophilus piceus. Several other notable water beetles and the terrestrial beetles Donacia dentata and Anisosticta novemdecimpuntata have also been found. Extensive winter flooding occurs annually, a…

King's Sedgemoor

…a and Stratiomys singularior, the hover fly Lejops vittata and the water beetle Hydrophilus piceus. A further 5 notable species of water beetle have been recorded. A high water table with shallow standing water on some fields and abundant soil invertebrates makes the area attract…

Gwent Levels - St. Brides

… nationally rare or notable species are present such as Haliplus mucronatus and Hydrophilus piceus. The area is important in the Welsh context for its snails and dragonflies and includes the species Physa heterostropha and Brachytron pratense respectively. The large number of hed…

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