Willow Emerald Watch Project Report 2021
Thank you to everyone who submitted Willow Emerald Damselfly sightings. Here are the results of your hard work. . . Once again, Willow Emeralds had a good year, with numerous…
Hertfordshire’s Dragonflies Atlas survey (2022 – 2027)
…to the Hertfordshire list was a Southern Emerald Damselfly, Lestes barbarus, that was found in a St Albans garden in July 2021. Further information about the survey and the species…
Habitats
BDS Photo Library
Title image: Common Darter by Graham Taplin…
Northern Damselflies on Countryfile – Sunday 9 January 2022
Tune into Countryfile on BBC 1 this Sunday (9 January) for a sneak peek into the world of the endangered Northern Damselfly (Coenagrion hastulatum). The segment will be hosted by…
Whitmoor Common, Surrey Heath
At Brook Pond & heath: Downy Emerald & possibly Brilliant Emerald; Silver-studded Blue butterfly. Image credit: Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) – Paul Ritchie…
Dragonfly Hotspot: Exbury Gardens update – by Juliet Bloss
…early summer survey on 2 June brought sightings of Azure Damselfly (the commonest damselfly at this site) and the first Emperors of the year. A couple of Downy Emeralds and…
The National Botanic Garden of Wales
…plants or our scientific research. We have the world’s largest single-spanned glasshouse, designed by Lord Foster, that has the best display of Mediterranean climate zone plants in the Northern Hemisphere….
Castle Fraser
…dragonfly that turn our pond into a magical flight path. This site has the most northerly population of Azure Damselflies in Scotland and the most easterly population of Northern Damselflies….
Loch Ardinning
…areas of wetland, woodland, grassland and moorland. Mature willow, birch and alder thrive in the wetlands along the south west shore and reeds, rushes and sedges fringe the northern shores….