As some of the most spectacular insects are starting to emerge from our ponds join Sue Rees Evans for an introduction to our Shropshire dragon and damselflies - a fascinating and ancient group of insects. We will follow their highly successful life cycle from egg to aerial acrobat illustrating this journey with a host of Shropshire species.

Sue Rees Evans is the Shropshire County recorder for Dragonflies and the Odonata Tsar for the Shropshire Ecological Data Network. Sue has also written and manages the Shropshire Dragonflies website which serves as an online atlas and hosts the Shropshire Dragonfly Watch flight season blog. With a real enthusiasm for hands on teaching, Sue has taught numerous courses on Dragonfly and Damselfly identification over the last 11 years for the FSC, various Wildlife Trusts, the National Trust and numerous projects such as Biolinks, Invertebrate Challenge and Cold-blooded and Spineless.

The talk will start at 7pm and will last for approx. 1 hour with the opportunity for questions afterwards. Hot drinks will be served free of charge at the start of the talk and will be available for the Q and As.

Our café and visitor centre will also be open so why not browse our wonderful selection of wildlife products or treat yourself to a tasty snack/refreshment while you’re here!