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Dragonflies of the New Forest (Day Trip)
Tour Code: GBR91A day in the New Forest exploring superb habitat for dragonflies, butterflies and other wildlife.
£50
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Summary
Join naturalist Martin Pitt in search of dragonflies and other wildlife in the lowland bogs of the New Forest. These acid streams hold one of the remaining populations of Southern Damselflies in the UK, and joining them is an unparalleled mix of hawkers, skimmers and darters amongst the heather-strewn heaths and bogs of the southern part of the New Forest National Park. We will concentrate on three locations to find not only our target odonata but also a supporting cast of butterflies, including Silver Studded Blue and Grayling, and maybe the rare and unassuming Bog Orchid, a sphagnum specialist found in the same area. We expect to walk up to 5 miles over the course of the day, using our cars occasionally to move between sites.
- Explore habitat home to one of the UK's remaining Southern Damselfly populations
- Search for hawkers, skimmers and darters
- Butterflies may include Silver Studded Blue and Grayling
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Dates & Prices
2025
Tour Leader: Martin Pitt
Martin has had an interest in wildlife since an early age and, although he worked in development and consultancy across the globe, he has always kept this interest going. He has been leading tours for Naturetrek, both in the UK and overseas, since 2017.
Primarily interested in birds and mammals, his time living in the Middle East (a year in the UAE and 2 years in Israel) gave him a deep love of desert ecosystems. More recently, he has spent an increasing amount of time focused on butterflies and dragonflies. He is the author of the ‘Crossbill Nature Guide to Southern Morocco’ and as of 2023 he is also the Bird Recorder for Hampshire.
Martin has led a number of tours, including day trips and weekends in Hampshire and the adjacent areas, as well as tours overseas including Austria, Ethiopia, France, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Spain and Uzbekistan.
Tour Leader: Martin Pitt
Martin has had an interest in wildlife since an early age and, although he worked in development and consultancy across the globe, he has always kept this interest going. He has been leading tours for Naturetrek, both in the UK and overseas, since 2017.
Primarily interested in birds and mammals, his time living in the Middle East (a year in the UAE and 2 years in Israel) gave him a deep love of desert ecosystems. More recently, he has spent an increasing amount of time focused on butterflies and dragonflies. He is the author of the ‘Crossbill Nature Guide to Southern Morocco’ and as of 2023 he is also the Bird Recorder for Hampshire.
Martin has led a number of tours, including day trips and weekends in Hampshire and the adjacent areas, as well as tours overseas including Austria, Ethiopia, France, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Spain and Uzbekistan.
Prefer to Travel in a Private Group?
For any interested natural history club or society, we can arrange for a private departure of this tour.
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