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.…
Every Thursday through June, meet some of Brownsea’s more elusive wildlife. The National Trust have teamed up with Dorset Wildlife Trust to guide you on an exciting nocturnal adventure.
Every Thursday through June, meet some of Brownsea’s more elusive wildlife. The National Trust have teamed up with Dorset Wildlife Trust to guide you on an exciting nocturnal adventure.
Every Thursday through June, meet some of Brownsea’s more elusive wildlife. The National Trust have teamed up with Dorset Wildlife Trust to guide you on an exciting nocturnal adventure.
Every Thursday through June, meet some of Brownsea’s more elusive wildlife. The National Trust have teamed up with Dorset Wildlife Trust to guide you on an exciting nocturnal adventure.
The Small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…
The Heath bumblebee is not only found on heathland, but also in gardens and parks. It nests in small colonies of less than 100 workers in all kinds of spots, such as old birds' nests, mossy…
Cross-leaved heath is a type of heather that likes bogs, heathland and moorland. It has distinctive pink, bell-shaped flowers that attract all kinds of nectar-loving insects.