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Norfolk Hawker - Anaciaeschna isoceles (M)
Habitat
The optimum conditions for breeding appear to be unspoilt grazing marsh dyke systems with clean, non-saline water, rushy margins, preferably with an abundance of water soldier as well as other aquatic plants.
Threats
Conversion of grazing marsh to arable farming.
Inappropriate ditch management.
Nutrients enrichment.
Pollution.
The impact of global climate change and fluctuations in water levels.
Status & Distribution
The Norfolk Hawker is currently restricted to the fens and grazing marshes that are relatively isolated from polluted water in the Broadlands of Norfolk and Northeast Suffolk. A Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) for the Norfolk Hawker has been drafted for Norfolk.
Similar Species
Brown Hawker
Brown wings.
Blue-brown eyes.
Blue and yellow markings.
Management
Norfolk Hawker Management Profile
General management principles include maintaining grazing marshes, controlling saline intrusion, controlling nutrient enrichment. There are also best practice guidelines for managing inhabited sites, particularly the dyke vegetation and the surrounding terrestrial habitats.
Case Study
Work is underway to restore habitats for this species in Norfolk.
Norfolk Hawker - Anaciaeschna isoceles (F)
Habitat
The optimum conditions for breeding appear to be unspoilt grazing marsh dyke systems with clean, non-saline water, rushy margins, preferably with an abundance of water soldier as well as other aquatic plants.
Threats
Conversion of grazing marsh to arable farming.
Inappropriate ditch management.
Nutrients enrichment.
Pollution.
The impact of global climate change and fluctuations in water levels.
Status & Distribution
The Norfolk Hawker is currently restricted to the fens and grazing marshes that are relatively isolated from polluted water in the Broadlands of Norfolk and Northeast Suffolk. A Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) for the Norfolk Hawker has been drafted for Norfolk.
Similar Species
Brown Hawker
Brown wings.
Blue-brown eyes.
Blue and yellow markings.
Management
Norfolk Hawker Management Profile
General management principles include maintaining grazing marshes, controlling saline intrusion, controlling nutrient enrichment. There are also best practice guidelines for managing inhabited sites, particularly the dyke vegetation and the surrounding terrestrial habitats.
Case Study
Work is underway to restore habitats for this species in Norfolk.
Image taken on a recent trip to Norfolk.
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Early visit to St Benet's, Nr Ludham, Norfolk. the light was wonderful and there is a slight mist over the fields. Glorious day!
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Aeshna isoceles
Surprised to see these today hovering over the dyke in cloudy weather. Made the best of the light available which was ok at times as it started getting lighter but then i had to call it a day when heavy rain arrived. A plus was to get a water droplet or two on the subject :-)
Had a go at these in flight, took a while but turns out it is possible and I eventually managed some reasonable shots.
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The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park) is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The lakes, known as broads, were formed by the flooding of peat workings. The Broads, and some surrounding land, were constituted as a special area with a level of protection similar to a national park by the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988. The Broads Authority, a special statutory authority responsible for managing the area, became operational in 1989.
Horsey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk within The Broads national park. It covers an area of 8.49 km² and had a population of 99 in 40 households at the 2001 census. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Sea Palling. Wikipedia
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At one time the charming village of Blakeney on the North Norfolk coast was a very important port, but this part of the coast has silted up over the centuries to form marshland, and only small boats can now reach the sea at high tide via a series of narrow creeks or channels.
The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park) is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The lakes, known as broads, were formed by the flooding of peat workings. The Broads, and some surrounding land, were constituted as a special area with a level of protection similar to a national park by the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988. The Broads Authority, a special statutory authority responsible for managing the area, became operational in 1989.
Horsey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk within The Broads national park. It covers an area of 8.49 km² and had a population of 99 in 40 households at the 2001 census. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Sea Palling. Wikipedia
This channel, called appropriately New Cut, was excavated in order to provide better access to the sea from Blakeney Quay on the North Norfolk coast.
The black and red sailing ship on the bank is Juno, built at Charlie Ward’s boatyard in nearby Morston and launched in March 2000. Her shallow draft enables her to venture up the smallest tidal creeks and harbours as well as landing on beaches when sea conditions permit.
Juno is apparently the first sailing barge to be built in the UK for many years, and the design has been inspired by the famous Thames barges which were a common sight all along the East Coast until the early 1900s. Juno, which is available for charter, is the size of barge which used to regularly trade in and out of Blakeney and Wells harbours until the 1920s.
For more information see: sailingbargejuno.co.uk/