Emperor dragonfly
The emperor dragonfly is an impressively large and colourful dragonfly of ponds, lakes, canals and flooded gravel pits. It flies between June and August and even eats its prey on the wing.
The emperor dragonfly is an impressively large and colourful dragonfly of ponds, lakes, canals and flooded gravel pits. It flies between June and August and even eats its prey on the wing.
The UK's smallest hawker, the Hairy dragonfly is mostly black in colour, but has a distinctively hairy thorax. It can be found in grazing marshes and flooded gravel pits, and along canals…
A voracious predator that will even eat other dragonflies, the golden-ringed dragonfly is the UK's longest species. It can be found around acidic streams in moorland and heathland habitats.…
Join local willow artist Toni Cross for a morning of creating swallow and dragonfly sculptures.
Come and join the Coddiwomplers for a fun, relaxed willow weaving workshop.
Come and join the Coddiwomplers for a fun, relaxed willow weaving workshop.
Well as we march headlong into November, the autumnal days and the light it brings is making Lackford the place to be. The wildfowl population on the sailing lake is growing with lots to see…
Insects are stealing the show here at Carlton Marshes, whilst the excitement builds for the visitor centre opening in late September. Read on for wildlife news from across the Suffolk Broads and…
Friends Dawn and Ann meet up every fortnight for a walk and a catch up on one of their local nature reserves.
In the heat butterflies, dragonflies and Fen Raft Spiders are out in huge numbers, head to Carlton Marshes for an invertebrate safari. Read on for wildlife news from across the Suffolk Broads,…