For my sins way back in 2014 I got involved with surveying Coenagrion mercuriale in the Isle of Purbeck. Its having a bit of a hard time because many of the streams on which it used to occur and becoming overgrown and neglected mainly due to lack of grazing. The site that I became involved with was on MoD land and the problem here is that the Mires on which it used to breed are drying out; simply starved of water. I have been out with my bucket measuring flow rates and am hoping to meet with the site managers to see if we can't improve matters. One plus is that the drying conditions seem to suit Ischura pumilio (pictured) which is also becoming rare in the region. I'll keep you posted on progress.
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