Wandle Valley Wetland is a 0.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton . It is owned by the Council and managed by the Council together with Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers.
3-501: The site has open water and seasonal pools, scrub and wet woodland. There are frogs, toads and newts, together with Brown Hawker dragonflies and birds including blackcaps and wrens . The entrance in Budge Lane is kept locked and there is no public access. 51°23′06″N 0°09′50″W / 51.3850°N 0.1640°W / 51.3850; -0.1640 Brown Hawker The brown hawker ( Aeshna grandis )
6-412: Is a large dragonfly about 73 millimetres (2.9 in) long. It is a distinctive species and is easily recognised, even in flight, by its brown body and bronze wings. At rest, blue spots on the second and third segments of the male's abdomen can be noticed; these are absent in female. The flight time is mainly July to September. The nymph has stripes on the side of the thorax and distinct banding on
9-780: The legs. Aeshna grandis is common in central and eastern Europe. In Europe, it can be found everywhere from Ireland to the Urals, with some exceptions like Scotland , northernmost Scandinavia and the Iberian and Apennine peninsulas . There is a population in the Balkans . It is widespread in England but commonest in the south-east; local in Ireland and rare in Scotland. It is found on well-vegetated ponds, lakes and canals. It patrols
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