
Southern hawker

Brown hawker

Migrant hawker

Emperor dragonfly

Hairy Dragonfly

Black-tailed skimmer

Banded demoiselle

One of only two damselflies with coloured wings, the Banded Demoiselle is mainly seen in summer and lives near to slow flowing rivers and streams.
Azure damselfly

Common blue damselfly

Red eyed damselfly

Blue tailed damselfly

Emerald damselfly

Scarce chaser

Kingfisher

Kingfishers live mainly along rivers and, despite their bright colours, can be difficult to see due to their small size and fast flight. They feed mainly on small fish and can be seen all year round, breeding in holes in
Blue tit

Blue tits are a common species often seen in gardens, woodland and scrub. They feed mainly on insects in the summer but will also eat nuts and seeds in the winter.
Hobby

The hobby is Britain’s only migratory falcon and it arrives in April to breed in the disused nests of crows. It is an excellent flier and hunts dragonflies and other birds, such as swallows on the wing. It can be
Swallow

Swallows are migratory birds that spend the winter in Africa and arrive in the UK in April. They feed mainly on flying insects and often build their mud nests on the sides of buildings, returning to the same spot year
Starling

Starlings are very familiar birds of farmland, parks, gardens and towns. Sociable birds, they spend a lot of their time in large flocks, roosting and performing sweeping, aerial displays – they can often be seen moving fluidly through a winter’s
Brooklime

Germander speedwell

Bush Vetch

Climbing plants with pea-like flowers. Hairy.
Field Forget-me-not

Very tiny blue flowers.
Water Forget-me-not

Quite straggly.