A HOME FOR DRAGONS

This May sees the official opening of Britain’s only nature reserve managed primarily for dragonflies. Foxearth Meadows is an 11-acre site on the Essex-Suffolk border that is home to 21 species of dragonflies and damselflies, including the magnificent emperor dragonfly, which – with a body length of almost 8cm – is among Britain’s largest insects. The site is owned and managed by Christian conservation charity A Rocha and the opening event, on 13 May, will include pond dipping, walks and a wild art workshop.