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 male purple emperor is a stunning butterfly with a brilliant purple sheen. Look for it feeding around the treetops in woodlands, or on damp ground, animal droppings or even carrion in the…
An unmistakeable insect of heaths, sand dunes and grasslands, the Emperor moth is fluffy, grey-brown, with big peacock-like eyespots on all four wings. Males can be seen during the day, but…
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.…
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…
The Broad-bodied chaser dragonfly has been steadily moving north through the country for many years and it is becoming more frequent in the northern half of Cumbria.
An exciting conservation project is introducing one of Britain’s rarest dragonflies to Drumburgh Moss
Are you looking to get up close and personal with one of the country’s most rare dragonfly species? If so, come and help us monitor the species; you don’t have to be a wildlife expert, anyone can…
Are you looking to get up close and personal with one of the country’s most rare dragonfly species? If so, come and help us monitor the species; you don’t have to be a wildlife expert, anyone can…
Are you looking to get up close and personal with one of the country’s most rare dragonfly species? If so, come and help us monitor the species; you don’t have to be a wildlife expert, anyone can…