Keeled skimmer
The Keeled skimmer is a dragonfly of heaths and commons with shallow pools. It has a skittish and weak flight, and is on the wing in summer and early autumn.
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How to start a wildlife garden from scratch
Use the blank canvas of your garden to make a home for wildlife.
Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
How to grow a wildlife- friendly vegetable garden
Learn about companion planting, friendly pest control, organic repellents and how wildlife and growing vegetables can go hand in hand.
Black-tailed skimmer
The Black-tailed skimmer is a narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen flying low over the bare gravel and mud around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs. It is on the wing from May to August.
How to make a woodland edge garden for wildlife
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!
Handsome hawk-moths
Discover some of the UK's biggest and most impressive moths, the hawk-moths.
How to attract moths and bats to your garden
Plant flowers that release their scent in the evening to attract moths and, ultimately, bats looking for an insect-meal into your garden.
Grow wildlife-friendly herbs
Planting herbs will attract important pollinators into your garden, which will, in turn, attract birds and small mammals looking for a meal.
Butterfly mask
Print it off, colour it in and create your own butterfly mask.
Burnet companion
This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.