• Lakes, Rivers and Ponds

The farm contains one main Lake, one main river, several ponds and a number of streams and springs.

The selection of photos below shows just a few of these water bodies:

The table below lists the species found in this habitat to date:

Common Name Scientific Name
Mayfly Ephemera danica
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Broad Bodied Libellula Libellula depressa
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Four-Spotted Libellula Libellula quadrimaculata
Golden-Ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Water Stick Insect Ranatra linearis
Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus marginalis
Pond Skater Gerris lacustris
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Boatman Notonecta Glauca
Lesser Water Boatman Corixa punctata
Whirligig Beetle Gyrinus natator
Trumpet Snail Planorbis planorbis
Long-Jawed Orb Weaver Tetragnatha extensa
Common Frog Rana temporaria
Common Toad Bufo bufo
Palmate Newt Trituris helveticus
Smooth Newt Trituris vulgaris
Eel Anguilla anguilla
Otter Lutra lutra
Eurasian Water Shrew Neomys fodiens
Brooklime Verbascum beccabunga
Water Crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis
Water Forget-Me-Not Myosotis scorpoides
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus

Unidentified Species

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