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Paul Blair

An introduction to dragonflies and damselflies

Date: -
Location: Shorne Woods Country Park, Brewers Rd, Shorne, Gravesend DA12 3H
Suggested for: Adults
Price: Standard fee: £37.50 per person per day.
Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
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Learn about the life cycles and habitats of dragonflies and aids to identification. Then participate in a field study of adult dragonflies.

About the event

The morning will begin in the Chestnut Room finding out how to identify dragonflies, and learning about their lifecycle and habitats, with the aid of photographic slides. The rest of the day will be spent observing and identify dragonflies in the Country Park.

By the end of the session it is expected that you will be able to:

  1. Identify common dragonflies & damselflies likely to be seen in the summer months
  2. Understand more about dragonfly lifecycles

Led by Gill and John Brook, formerly County Recorders for Odonata.

Suitable for beginners and improvers.

 

  • Cafe/refreshments

  • Parking

MORE INFORMATION

What to bring:
Close-focusing binoculars or monoculars if you have them.  Notebook and pen.  Suitable clothing and walking footwear, packed lunch and sufficient drink. 

Meeting point:
The Chestnut meeting room

Parking charges:
£3 per Day

Accessible toilets
Ramped access to visitor centre with automatic double doors
Over 2 miles of easy access routes
Accessible meeting room with hearing induction loop
 

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