The highlight, without doubt, was the finding of a Hairy Dragonfly.

A cockchafer beetle at Ladybower Wood.

It's been fairly quiet during the first week of June compared to the end of May.

Common pipistrelle and brown long-eared bat roosts in buildings at Whaley Moor Farm.

A much brighter afternoon followed a very cool and overcast morning with the temperature struggling to reach 15C by mid-afternoon.

Some of our fabulous reserve volunteers took a break from the weekly volunteer work parties and were led on a lovely spring walk in the Upper Derwent Valley by Reserve Officers Sam Willis and…

Large red damselfly in Alvaston sighting by Mr P S Williams.

Wild orchid at Straws Bridge

We have Sand Martins!

Bat trapping on the reserve on the night of Friday 1st June with the Derbyshire Bat Group.