Take a walk round Watchtree Nature Reserve with our experts Anne and Mike Abbs and visit the habitats of the Odonata (Dragonfly), learn about their life cycle and how to identity types of Dragonfly and Damselfly, with the opportunity to see them in flight (weather conditions permitting).
There will also be discussion about and identification of different types of bumblebee seen along the way
Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome to come along on this walk. We will be entering the wetlands area of Watchtree so it is advisable that children should be accompanied on a ration of one adult to two children. Places are limited so be sure to book early!
Starte: 10:30
Watchtree is a registered charity and a donation bucket will be made available at the start and end of the walk. Suggested donations for the event: Members £3, Non Members £6; Under 16s: Members £2, Non Members £3
There are several ways to report a Dragonfly sighting:
Option 1
Report a casual sighting or visit to a site, for the benefit of others who might wish to know what’s flying at the moment. These sightings are not vetted and are not automatically treated as scientific records.
Report a scientific record for addition to our long-term database of dragonfly occurrence, phenology. These records are subject to verification by a local expert.