Most of the invertebrates seen in the meadows are insects, though snails such as Kentish Snail and Heath Snail have also been observed.
The Insect Class is the largest in the animal kingdom, and it is customary to divide it into a number of Orders. Members of the following orders have been recorded:
 Coleoptera
Five different Ladybirds
Soldier Beetles
Wood-boring Beetles
Many of the old pollards show considerable evidence of damage to the exposed heartwood by wood-boring beetles.
Ephemeraptera
Mayfly
Odonata
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Neuroptera
Alder Fly
Diptera
True flies
Lepidoptera
Butterflies and Moths
Seven different butterflies have been seen in the meadows, and many more are probably present
Hemiptera
Shield Bug
Orthoptera
Grasshoppers and Ground-hoppers
Hymenoptera
Ants
Bees
Wasps
Arachnida
Spiders
Photographs taken by John Notman of the Salisbury & District Natural History Society
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