Lying between Grassy Hill and the coast at Tolo Harbour, Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve occupies a wide valley with the best woodlands in Hong Kong.  The reserve receives streams flowing down from Grassy Hill and provides various well-wooded wetland habitats, including rocky cascades, mountain streams and pools to support a wide diversity of dragonflies.

The site is designated as Special Area.

Kowloon Motor Bus:

72     Cheung Sha Wan - Tai Wo Estate (Tai Po)

72A   Tai Wai Railway Station - Tai Po Industrial Estate

73A   Yu Chui Court (Shatin) - Choi Yuen Estate (Sheung Shui)

74A   Kwun Tong Ferry Pier - Tai Wo Estate (Tai Po)

Disembark at Tsung Tsai Yuen stop.

Green Minibus:

28K   Shatin (Pak Hok Ting Street) - Tai Po Market Railway Station

Disembark at Tsung Tsai Yuen.

The surveys focused on adults and were carried out on sunny/fine and windless days between 09:00 and 15:00. Walking transect count method along a standard route was adopted. All the dragonflies observed along the transect were identified visually, with the aid of a pair of close-focusing binoculars, to species level following Wilson et al. (2004).

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