Moors River
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The Moors River is a river in east Dorset
, England
, which starts at the point where the River Crane and the Ebblake Stream meet, at Ebblake, south of Verwood
.
It runs south then southeast, past Bournemouth International Airport and Hurn
to join the River Stour
at Blackwater, Dorset
.
It is well-known to dragonfly
enthusiasts as the last site in Britain where Orange-spotted Emerald
occurred.
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, which starts at the point where the River Crane and the Ebblake Stream meet, at Ebblake, south of Verwood
Verwood
Verwood is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. The town lies north of Bournemouth and north of Poole. The town has a population of 14,820 according to latest figures from Dorset County Council, making it the largest town in Dorset without an upper school in terms of population.-Early...
.
It runs south then southeast, past Bournemouth International Airport and Hurn
Hurn
Hurn is a village in southeast Dorset, England, between the River Stour and River Avon in the borough of Christchurch, five miles north east of the Bournemouth town centre. As of 2001, the village has a population of 468. The village is the location of Bournemouth Airport , an important airfield...
to join the River Stour
River Stour, Dorset
The River Stour is a 60.5 mile long river which flows through Wiltshire and Dorset in southern England, and drains into the English Channel. It is sometimes called the Dorset Stour to distinguish it from rivers of the same name...
at Blackwater, Dorset
Blackwater, Dorset
Blackwater, Dorset is a small hamlet in the borough of Christchurch, Dorset, in southern England. It is best known for the grade separated road junction between the A338 Ringwood to Bournemouth road and the B3073 road to Bournemouth Airport .It was once the site of a ferry crossing on the River...
.
It is well-known to dragonfly
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
enthusiasts as the last site in Britain where Orange-spotted Emerald
Orange-spotted Emerald
The Orange-spotted Emerald is a dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is the only species in its genus.The Orange-spotted Emerald is about long. It has bright green eyes and a bronzy-green body with yellow spots along the top of the abdomen...
occurred.