Vote for Emperor!
Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) is among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on the new banknotes! This is an excellent opportunity to get Dragonflies some limelight and much-deserved love. Emperors…
Sign the Growers Against Glyphosate petition!
Make your voice heard on the issue of pesticides! Help us get the dangerous herbicide glyphosate out of our gardens, parks, playgrounds and public spaces. Research shows: ☠️Glyphosate is probably carcinogenic:…
BDS Signs Joint Letter Calling For Restrictions On Pet Flea Treatments
The BDS signed a joint open letter with veterinary professionals, other wildlife charities and academics urging the government to address “systemic failures in the regulation of veterinary medicines”. In particular,…
New Report Warns of Flea and Tick Treatment Threat to Rivers
A new report from wildlife charity Buglife reveals that pesticides from common flea and tick treatments are now widespread in rivers across Britain. Pesticides can reach waterways through dogs swimming, moulted…
Save Our Chalk Streams
The Government are currently consulting on England’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). For the first time, chalk streams are mentioned in this Framework. It sets out the Government’s planning policies for England, covering topics…
Sign Petition To Ban Plastic Fruit Stickers
Swansea University student Milena Tomaszewska has launched a new petition urging the government to ban plastic stickers on fruit and vegetables, arguing that they are unnecessary and environmentally harmful. Billions…
Variable Damselfly Photography Competition Results
Congratulations to Mark Tyrrell, winner of the Variable Damselfly Photography Competition! This summer, the BDS ran a competition asking photographers to send in their best images of Variable Damselflies (Coenagrion…
Photo Competition 2025 Winner & Finalists
Daryl Hopcroft is the winner of the 2025 BDS photo competition with his entry of a female Common Blue Damselfly grabbing a spider off its web. The 12 finalists were…
Introducing Paul Fraser – the new BDS Ambassador
Paul Fraser is a talented, award-winning macrophotographer with a deep love for ecology and the natural world, and he is now a BDS Ambassador. His photos don’t just capture tiny…