Tag: Windmill Farm

  • Identifying the three ‘Emperor’ dragonflies

    Identifying the three ‘Emperor’ dragonflies

    In this article, Dougy Wright, warden of Windmill Farm Nature Reserve on The Lizard, explains how to tell three related species of dragonfly apart: the Emperor, the Lesser Emperor and […]

  • Dragonflies galore at Windmill Farm

    Dragonflies galore at Windmill Farm

    Windmill Farm Nature Reserve is one of the best sites for dragonflies and damselflies on The Lizard, and perhaps in Cornwall. Find out more in this article, originally written as […]

  • Windmill Farm Reserve

    Tucked away at the end of a track off the Helston to Lizard road, you’ll find a haven of wildlife and flora, known particularly for its birds. A seventeenth century […]

  • Walks and places to visit

    This page provides you with a sample of the walks and places to visit on The Lizard peninsula. We will update this page as more walks and places to visit […]

  • Broad-bodied Chaser

    Broad-bodied Chaser

    Windmill Farm is a haven for dragon- and damselflies, including species such as this Broad-bodied Chaser. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Sedge Warbler

    Sedge Warbler

    Windmill Farm is a good place to spot Sedge Warblers, summer visitors to Britain from Africa, . Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • World War II discoveries at Windmill Farm

    World War II discoveries at Windmill Farm

    In this short article, originally published as a blog post on our website back in April 2013, Nick Marriott of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust describes the discovery of some pill […]