CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

A couple of weeks ago I watched these two common darter dragonflies, coupled together in tandem, laying eggs in a shallow pool near Hawthorn...

This is Ashes quarry, a former limestone quarry near Stanhope in Weardale that is now a wonderful nature reserve. The quarry floor is parti...

We spent a fascinating afternoon recently watching dragonfly behaviour at Ashes quarry at Stanhope in Weardale. The mos...

Thursday's Guardian Country Diary is about this male common darter dragonfly - surely the last of the year - that we saw a few days ag...