A Norfolk dragonfly species, which was on the edge of total extinction 30 years ago, is now not only flourishing in the county but has spread its wings to others, according to a report. The once rare Norfolk hawker dragonfly has been spotted in an annual survey conducted by the British Dragonfly Society in counties as far away as Sussex, Lancashire and South Devon. After its numbers fell dramatically in the Cambridgeshire Fens as far back as 1893, up until the 1990s, the hawker was almost entirely restricted to the Broads. Scientists believe the recent spread of the Norfolk hawker, which is st…
