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.
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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.…
Learn how to spot and identify up to 12 species of dragonflies, with local expert, Michael Coates.
Learn how to spot and identify up to 12 species of dragonflies, with local expert, Michael Coates.
Brockholes Nature Reserve has an exciting opportunity for people to join our Events Volunteer Team assisting us to deliver our packed events programme that runs throughout the year.
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Do you have a passion for NWT and want to assist with events or with membership recruitment? Join our staff and volunteers in fun activities and promoting NWT to potential members.
Do you have a passion for inspiring children about nature and the natural world? Would you like to help deliver environmental activities to school groups and at family events? This role could be…
Could you help people to connect with nature in your local area? We're building a team to help deliver event’s across Somerset, building people’s connection to nature and encouraging them to…