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Emperor dragonfly
The emperor dragonfly is an impressively large and colourful dragonfly of ponds, lakes, canals and flooded gravel pits. It flies between June and August and even eats its prey on the wing.
Hairy dragonfly
The UK's smallest hawker, the Hairy dragonfly is mostly black in colour, but has a distinctively hairy thorax. It can be found in grazing marshes and flooded gravel pits, and along canals…
Golden-ringed dragonfly
A voracious predator that will even eat other dragonflies, the golden-ringed dragonfly is the UK's longest species. It can be found around acidic streams in moorland and heathland habitats.…
Lower Moor
A mosaic of three lakes, two brooks, ponds and wetland scrapes linked together by woodland and meadows.
Virtual walks
Clouts Wood
A great walk with stunning views in the village of Wroughton.
Cockey Down
This chalk downland offers superb views of Salisbury Cathedral and the surrounding countryside.
Cloatley Meadows
This nature reserve on the edge of the Braydon Forest is awash with wildflowers and alive with insects during summer.
Conigre Mead
Previously a field of rough grass, volunteers have transformed it into a peaceful haven for nature.
Dunscombe Bottom
This stretch of chalk grassland curves across the steep side of a combe (valley) near Knook, on the edge of Salisbury Plain.
Emmett Hill Meadows
These three hay meadows in Minety with countless wildflowers form a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of their long history of traditional farming.