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.…
One of the North West’s most interesting nature reserves is looking for new Friends.
Can you tell the difference between a dragonfly and a damselfly? Our Communications Officer and Odonata-lover, Molly Toal, looks at some of the dazzling species you might spot on our reserves this…
We have an exciting opportunity for people to join our Events & Activities Volunteer Team based at The Hive at Moss Bank Park, Bolton, assisting us to deliver our programme of events and…
The Bay is a nature and wellbeing programme which offers people living in and around Morecambe Bay the opportunity to get outdoors, connect with nature, and take part in a range of wellbeing…