Damselfly Traditional Geocache

This is part of a loop around Bryn Bach Park near Tredegar.  The loop aims to raise awareness of the previous Bronze Age activity in the area some 3,000 years ago, the more recent mining activity and the subsequent manner in which nature has reclaimed the land and enabled  all types of wildlife to thrive in suitable habitat

Damselflies are insects in the sub-order Zygoptera (meaning "paired-wings"). All four wings are near enough equal in size and shape. They are usually small, weakly flying insects that stay close to the water margins or water surface. When at rest, most species hold their wings along the length of their abdomen.

In Great Britain and Ireland there are about 20 species that may be encountered and a few that are now extinct.