
Dragonflies & Flowers at RSPB Lakenheath
A trip to Suffolk focusing on smaller subjects. RSPB Lakenheath nature reserve offers a great range of smaller and closer subjects in Spring. #RSPB #Lakenheath #Dragonfly #Butterfly

Birds, Insects & Plants around Lincolnshire in Spring 2018
A variety of images taken during visits to several Lincolnshire nature reserves during Spring & early Summer including RSPB Frampton Marsh, Lincs Wildlife Trust Deeping Lakes and Moulton Marsh. Following the severe winter the butterflies and dragonflies may have been late to take to the wing, the migrant birds late to return and the plants late to flower but, as always, well worth the wait! #LincolnshireWildlifeTrust #RSPB #DeepingLakes #Dragonfly #BirdPhotography

Amongst the Heather at Roydon Common
Another new location visited in August was the delightful Roydon Common near Kings Lynn, a reserve managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust as part of the Gaywood Valley Living Landscape. On a lovely sunny day the heather was in bloom and dragonflies and butterflies were everywhere. At least 15 species of dragonfly frequently occur at Roydon, including the rare black darter, for which this is one of only two breeding sites in Norfolk. We found a lovely quiet area to observe and