NEW BDS MERCH!
You can now buy beautiful tops and totes from the new BDS Teemill shop! Mens’, women’, and kids’ sizes are available. Teemill is a sustainable producer using organic materials and powered by renewable energy. Visit our Teemill Shop Visit our Shop for other items
Dragonfly-Friendly Gardening – updated version available
An updated version of Ruary Mackenzie Dodds’ Dragonfly-Friendly Gardening is now available. Learn from Britain’s leading dragonfly expert how to invite dragonflies and damselflies into your garden and create the conditions for them to thrive. In this compact and accessible wildlife primer, ‘Dragonfly Ambassador’ Ruary Mackenzie Dodds shows how to set up a tranquil garden…
The Damselfiles and Dragonflies of Sussex – new book
A new book on the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Sussex is now available. It includes over 170 colour photos of all the Sussex species, shows their current distributions and describes some of the best places to look for them. The books can be purchased online from Pemberley Natural History Books
BDS Photo Calendar 2024 – get yours now!
We asked you to help us celebrate our 40th birthday with a Dragonfly photo competition. Our winner is Steve Hewitt’s White-legged Damselfly as chosen by Mike Dilger, a further top 11 photos were chosen by the BDS team which accompany the winner in our 2024 calendar. This wall calendar is A4 (opens to A3). Each…
Collect our new pin badges
The BDS shop now offers four bright and beautiful pin badges for sale at £2.50 each: Emperor, Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser, and Banded Demoiselle. They’ll make a great Christmas stocking filler – take a look.