Dragonfly Carving, Higher Penwortham
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Dragonfly Carving, Higher Penwortham
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 4 Feb 2015
One of a group of five wildlife sculptures on the site of the former Ribble Generating Station on the riverbank at Priory Park, off Holme Road in Higher Penwortham. The carving chosen to represent "invertebrate" is of a Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum). The common darter is a small, narrow-bodied dragonfly which is on the wing from the end of summer until late autumn. This is a very common dragonfly, breeding in all sorts of water bodies from ponds, ditches and lakes to rivers such as the Ribble. As the name suggests, common darters catch their prey by suddenly “darting” forward from a hovering position.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.757125
Longitude
-2.727986