Windmill Farm

Back in the summer I spent a nice day in good company at Windmill Farm, a Cornwall Wildlife Trust nature reserve on the Lizard, an area of heathland habitat which supports an array of rare plants and wildlife. My main target species was the Wasp Spider and the Red Veined Darter, two species that had so far eluded me, and this was a site to see both. Wasp spiders were found fairly quickly and I spent a fair amount of time photographing these fantastic yellow and black striped beauties. Moving on to the pools the bright Red Veined Darters were on the wing giving the chance to see them close up and again get a few photos. Also found were lots of Long Winged Coneheads,Black Tailed Skimmers and a Magpie Moth among many other species.