Migrant Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna mixta)

Join us to celebrate Dragonfly Week this July!

Dragonfly Week (1st to 9th July) is an annual celebration of dragonflies and damselflies, some of our largest and most colourful insects. 

The Living Levels team has joined forces with Gwent Wildlife Trust and the RSPB to put on a variety of different events throughout the week to celebrate these amazing creatures. many of which are found right here on the Gwent Levels!

Events:

Walk and talk - Dragons and damsels at RSPB Newport Wetlands.

Saturday 1st July - 10.00am - 12.30pm

Join Kevin Dupé from Natural Resources Wales and our very own Chris Harris, (who just so happens to be the County Dragonfly Recorder for Herefordshire) to learn more about these fascinating creatures and how to identify them. Followed by a short walk around the RSPB Newport Wetlands reserve to try and spot them for yourself!

Booking is essential - please book your place via our Eventbrite page.

*Parking at RSPB Newport Wetlands cost £4 for non RSPB members.

Online talk - Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Gwent Levels

Wednesday 5th July - 7pm to 8:30pm

Andy Karran, Gwent Wildlife Trust’s Ecologist, will be hosting an online talk all about which of these spectacular insects can be found within the recognised hotspot that is the Gwent Levels, when and where to look for them, and a bit about their fascinating ecology.

Booking is advised - Please book via the Gwent Wildlife Trust website

Can’t join any of the events? No problem check out what other ideas the British Dragonfly Society recommend to celebrate here - https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/what-we-do/outreach-projects/dragonfly-week/