Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Demoiselles in action

Today I've been attending a Wildlife Trust training course as part of the badger vaccination programme running across the UK.  I help run the vaccination programme in Staffordshire for Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.  You can find out more about the programme here - http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/node/3682

After the course I had time to call in at the Trust's Jackson's Coppice & Marsh nature reserve near Eccleshall to see what was around and check up on the himalayan balsam in the wetland area.  Thanks to the work of volunteers there is a fantastic circular boardwalk through the wet woodland allowing visitors to enjoy this otherwise difficult to access area.  In place the boardwalk also passes over the River Sow, upon which there were many banded demoiselles on the wing giving fantastic views.





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