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.
Since our last update, the sun has continued to shine so I am going to call it summer even though it is the last few days of spring. Summer is a great time to see dragonflies and butterflies…
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…
Discover how to use your camera to capture wildlife around the reserve in the late summer, with award-winning photographer Kevin Sawford.
Steve Aylward is on the hunt for our late summer butterflies. Look out for these beautiful insects to see in our gardens, woodlands, road verges, heathlands, hedgerows and meadows.
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.
Learn how to identify trees and shrubs in Summer, with Andrew Holtham
It has been very sunny this summer at the lakes and the result is much of our smaller creatures have been showing really well. Common lizards, dragonflies and butterflies have been particularly…
July has now virtually come to an end, which means I’m now into the final leg of the internship- one month to go!!!
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…