OPPOSITEInspring,good
numbersofdamselflies- herecommonblues–
emergeasadults,having
completedtheirfinalmoult
onwatersidegrassstems.
Liketheirdragonflycousins,
thelocaldamselswere
quicktotakepossession
ofa newhome– Rosshas
recordedsevenspecies
breedinghere.
LEFTSnowdrops,here
photographedwitha double
exposureagainstthesun,
explodefromthewoodland
floorinFebruary.BELOWAlsoknownas
lady’ssmock,cuckooflower
isa foodplantofthegreen-
veinedwhitebutterfly.The
plantlovesdamphabitats,
andisflourishing at the
pond edges.PHOTO STORY CORNISH WOODLAND
May 2020 BBC Wildlife 81