Surrey

Species in Surrey

This area, consisting of the vice-counties of Surrey (VC17) , currently has the following nationally or locally important damselfly dragonfly species:
Common Clubtail
Brilliant Emerald
Hairy Dragonfly
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Scarce Chaser
Variable Damselfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Small Red Damselfly
Keeled Skimmer
Azure Damselfly
Banded Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle
Black Darter
Black-tailed Skimmer
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Broad-bodied Chaser
Brown Hawker
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Darter
Common Hawker
Downy Emerald
Emerald Damselfly
Emperor Dragonfly
Four-spotted Chaser
Large Red Damselfly
Lesser Emperor
Migrant Hawker
Red-veined Darter
Red-eyed Damselfly
Ruddy Darter
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Southern Hawker
White-legged Damselfly
Yellow-winged Darter
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
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Get involved in recording dragonflies in Surrey by contacting the vice-county recorders, Linda Pryke (VC17, VC) . Contact details can be found on the County Dragonfly Recorders page.

Where to see in Surrey

Local Events

25 Jan
Hampshire, Surrey & Berkshire Group - Indoor Meeting to plan 2025 Field Meetings

Hampshire, Surrey & Berkshire Group (HSBG)

This active group organises field meetings across and beyond Surrey and Hampshire, sometimes straying further afield into Berkshire and Sussex. We hold an indoor meetings in late January and again in the autumn. Contact David Hepper for details. We do not currently run our own website but publish our field meetings in the BDS Events schedule.

Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey Dragonflies Facebook Group

A public

    Facebook Group

for the area’s dragonfly news.

Local volunteering opportunities (see Events for one-off activities)

Thursley Common

Recording Projects

DragonflyWatch - recording introduction
Priority Sites Assessment
Site Monitoring of Dragonflies and Damselflies
Migrant Dragonflies Project
Willow Emerald Watch

Image by Vlad Proklov