Dragonflies and damselflies
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An introduction to dragonflies and damselflies
This link will open on the Kent Wildlife Trust website.
Learn about the life cycles and habitats of dragonflies and aids to identification. Then participate in a field study of adult dragonflies.
Introduction to Dragonflies with Henry Stanier
This link will open on the WildlifeBCN website.
Learn how to identify dragonflies, and their natural history and ecology
Dragonflies in Devon - an illustrated talk with Dave Smallshire
This link will open on the Devon Wildlife Trust website.
Dave will give us an illustrated overview of the biology and identification of the dragonflies and damselflies to be found in Devon.
Dragonflies and Damselflies Survey Training
This link will open on the Somerset Wildlife Trust website.
IDENTIFICATION SKILLS, ECOLOGY AND SURVEY METHODS
Two Day Course (2nd March & 23rd March)
Identifying Dragonflies and Damselflies at Attenborough Nature Reserve
This link will open on the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust website.
Join invertebrate expert Dave Goddard on a Dragonfly and Damselfly ID course suitable for all abilities at Attenborough Nature Reserve.
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Golden-ringed dragonfly
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.…
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.
Hairy dragonfly
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…
Childrens Paul Green Wild Wire workshop - Dragonfly
This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.
Come and join us with the help of Paul Green's knowledge and experience to create your own wire mini dragonflies, suitable for children.
Childrens Paul Green Wild Wire workshop - Dragonfly
This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.
Come and join us with the help of Paul Green's knowledge and experience to create your own wire mini dragonflies, suitable for children.