Now that the weather has turned a little cooler and more changeable, I like to head for one of my favourite Wealden woods to see what dragonflies and damselflies I can find at rest amongst the bracken.
When you watch them during hot and sunny weather, they are usually very active but when the sun goes in you can sometimes watch them settle in the undergrowth.
Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)
(female, form praenubila)
Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) (male)
White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes) (female)
Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) (male)
Moth-trap catches have been smaller since the night-time temperature has been a little cooler this week but I usually find something worthy of close attention.
Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata)
Broad-barred White (Hecatera bicolorata)
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