Dragonfly Course

The dragonfly course was also very successful, run by Sue McLamb. The mill ponds are a fantastic habitat for dragonflies, so why not have a look yourself?

Dragonfly in Batch Valley

A female Golden ringed dragonfly laying eggs in the Batch Valley, there are also a female and male golden ringed in Carding Mill Valley.

Dragons, damsels and butterflies

The Long Mynd is full of life this summer, and while walking up Carding Mill Valley or on the top you might spot some dragons and damsels. The Long Mynd is dotted with pools so you are quite likely to see numerous species flying around, you may also see butterflies and moths popping out of the long grass. Below are some photographs FTV Kate has taken whilst on the hill.



A Keeled Skimmer - quite scarce in the county but have a good population on the hill

 

Large Red damselfly



Meadow Brown butterfly



Golden Ringed Dragonfly

This beautiful male golden ringed dragonfly was spotted by Dave Cowell, our area ranger, at the front of the chalet pavilion the other week. It is a brand new dragonfly, as in it has just emerged from it’s exuviate (or case), Which you can see in this photo.