As we head into summer at the lakes - dragonflies and damselflies steal the show. Everywhere you go around the reserve look out for these amazing creatures.

Now we are into May, we enter late spring at the lakes. The spring birds have arrived and the reserve is full of bird song from nightingales to swifts screaming overhead. Added to the birds…

Here is our sightings from April 2023 at Lackford Lakes.

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Here is our sightings from March 2023 at Lackford Lakes.

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Here is our sightings from February 2023 at Lackford Lakes.

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Here is our sightings from January 2023 at Lackford Lakes.

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The weather this year, has been strange and this has continued throughout Autumn. With the mild weather after the drought in the summer, many plants decided to have a go at growing again and some…

The drought this summer, has meant that some aspects of this coming autumn could be a little different so hence the title ‘Autumn mystery at Lackford Lakes’. Many plants over the summer died back…

It is the middle of summer at the lakes and there is lots to be found and seen around the reserve. Dragonflies and butterflies are particularly good during these months, so it is a great time to…

June is a great time of year to witness all sorts of wildlife that we have at Lackford Lakes. It is not just the birds that flying around the reserve, we have plenty of dragonflies, damselflies…