We met in the Board room at The Barn in Bamber Bridge, courtesy of Lancashire Wildlife Trust. Colin Adams, Society member and Dragonfly expert, gave us an in depth presentation on dragonflies and damselflies, plus tips on recognition in the field, for just over an hour. By this time the rain had stopped and it was brightening up. We explored different areas of the Cuerden Valley and gradually saw more species, as the day got warmer. In total we saw 9 species, which is an impressive total, for the area, on an average June day. The 9 of us who attended the workshop completed the day having learnt how to identify different species and where to look in order to find them.
A successful day was had by all!
A successful day was had by all!
| Dragonflies & Damselflies: Banded Demoiselle Azure Damselfly Blue-tailed Damselfly Common Blue Damselfly Large Red Damselfly Emerald Damselfly Four-spotted Chaser Brown Hawker Common Darter | Flora: 1. Daisy 2. Dandelion 3. Creeping buttercup 4. Common nettle 5. Herb Robert 6. Ox-eye daisy 7. Enchanter’s nightshade 8. Meadow buttercup 9. Ribwort plantain 10. Cleavers 11. Lesser burdock 12. Creeping thistle 13. Hedge parsley 14. Red clover 15. Greater plantain 16. White clover 17. Hogweed 18. Hemlock water dropwort 19. Wood avens 20. Himalayan balsam 21. Broad leaved willowherb 22. Spear thistle 23. Common ragwort 24. Common spotted orchids + hybrids 25. Southern marsh orchid+ hybrids 26. Greater willowherb 27. Bramble 28. Red campion 29. Nipplewort 30. Bush vetch 31. Groundsol 32. Bee orchid 33. Hedge woundwort 34. Yellow rattle 35. White campion 36. Ragged robin 37. Yellow flag 38. Marsh thistle 39. Water forget me not 40. Gypsywort 41. Marsh bedstraw 42. Green figwort |