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We Need to Talk About Food
A new report in the medical journal Lancet suggests we must talk—and act—on food. The findings of the report were both challenging and hopeful. […]
Andy Lester’s St Helena Sabbatical
In September 2018, A Rocha UK’s Conservation Director went on sabbatical to South Africa and St Helena. In the enclosed blog, Andy recounts some […]
Time for Deep Reflection and Bold Action
On 7th October, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change launched a special report on limiting global warming to just 1.5 degrees above the […]
Comment: Walking for Wildlife
In September, A Rocha staff and supporters joined a crowd of thousands on Chris Packham’s People’s Walk for Wildlife. The march in central London […]
Rare find at Foxearth Meadows
It’s a rare treat – and it’s turned up at our nature reserve Foxearth Meadows! The variable damselfly hasn’t been seen in the region since the end of World War II.
According to the British Dragonfly Society, the variable damselfly is scattered but uncommon across mainland Britain. And despite being well known from a handful of sites, the species’ distribution still remains ‘something of an unravelled mystery’, said the BDS.
So it’s not surprising our Conservation Director Andy Lester is over the moon about our latest visitor! ‘Once again it’s exciting news for a site that’s recently been labelled as one of the best places to see dragonflies in the UK by BBC Wildlife magazine,’ said Andy. ‘Indeed, the site has appeared in numerous publications over the past few weeks – both local and national – and featured on BBC’s Countryfile programme.’