Forestry and Land Scotland and BDS pond building partnership
The BDS and Forestry and Land Scotland have teamed up in a new project to creat new habitat for Northern Damselfly, Azure Hawker and Northern Emerald – three species which are only found in Scotland in the UK. Read the full press release here. Image: Northern Emerald by Dave Ashton
Radstock Museum Exhibition
Lauren Kennedy, BDS Engagement Officer and Ellie Colver, BDS Conservation Officer have been busy setting up an exhibition curated by the British Dragonfly Society at the Radstock Museum in Somerset which is now open! The exhibition covers dragonflies’ ancient beginnings, their evolution, and fossils; and also the amazing ways that dragonflies have adapted for survival, their life…
Willow Emerald Watch 2022 Results
The BDS has been tracking the spread of the Willow Emerald Damselfly across England since 2015. You can help by keeping an eye out for adults in late summer-autumn, as well as their egg laying scars in the bark on bankside trees; learn how to take part here. Adrian Parr, project manager, summaries the results…
Meet our new Operations Officer Jess Slight
Jess is taking over the membership and administration at the BDS. Here is what she has to say about her journey to the BDS. . . “Nature and the world around us has always offered huge inspiration and joy to me. I spend as much time as I possibly can outdoors, walking and swimming. It…
Call out to recorders in Monmouthshire – join the atlas project
The Monmouthshire 2030 dragonfly atlas project was set up in 2020 by the British Dragonfly Society, with the aim of producing Monmouthshire’s first dragonfly atlas in 2030. We hope that together we can cover every part of the county and record the dragonflies present, and from these records produce a comprehensive and detailed set of…
Calling all BDS Volunteers!
We have a request to make to all of our existing volunteers. We now have a brand new database, or CRM, in which to store all of your data that is relevant to your volunteering with the BDS. Having all of this information in one place will enable us to filter information ensuring that you only…
New Damselfly sharing habitat with UK natives
A Damselfly species that came to the UK from Europe poses a minimal risk to native Damselflies and Dragonflies, new research shows. As tens of thousands of species shift their “range” (the areas they live in) due to climate change, the Small Red-eyed Damselfly has spread northwards from the Mediterranean. It was first observed in…
Report on the status and distribution of Dragonflies and Damselflies of Leicestershire & Rutland
The third edition of The status and distribution of Dragonflies and Damselflies of Leicestershire & Rutland was published last year and is available to download here. This detailed account is the perfect guide for dragonfly watchers seeking out the county’s resident species. Image: Female Beautiful Demoiselle by B Roberts
Report on Dragonflies in Oxfordshire
Read an in-depth report on Dragonflies in Oxfordshire, by County Recorder Stephen Burch, in the 10th volume of the journal Fritillary. The report contains species profiles with reviews of some of the best sites to see dragonflies. Download a pdf copy here. Image by Red-eyed Damselfly by Bruce Hyde