25/06/2026
A welcome visitor by the waterways today 🏞️ ✨
With the warmer weather, dragonflies and damselflies have been cropping up around the streams in and around the villages.
They are an important indicator species of the quality of water – both start their life in and around water as larvae, then growing into nymphs before emerging in their winged form. Their populations are strongly impacted by the water quality, so seeing them here is a good sign!
We all also benefit from their help in controlling populations of mosquitos, midges and other pests to crops, while also providing food for animals such as fish, birds, and bats.