Wild Your Garden with the Butterfly Brothers
Our Ambassadors the Butterfly Brothers, Joel and Jim Ashton (pictured left), have condensed down their fifteen years’ worth of wildlife gardening experience to share it with everyone through their first ever book. Whilst in lockdown at the minute many of us are turning to our gardens even more than ever for solace, to get our … Continued
New ‘super’ National Nature Reserve is super news for Southern Damselflies
Hartland Moor, a key site for Southern Damselflies in Dorset, is set to become part of the new Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve. The small, delicate Southern Damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale) is the UK’s only legally protected species of Damselfly. The larvae of this species are only found in shallow unpolluted alkaline streams, a habitat that … Continued
Field Meetings Update: All meetings cancelled until end of June
Following the advice regarding the Covid-19 outbreak the BDS has decided to cancel its Field Meetings and other gatherings until at least the end of June. We will continue to assess the situation and provide updates regarding events and meetings. We continue to encourage everyone to get outside individually, exercise and enjoy nature as long … Continued
CANCELLED: BDS Spring Meeting and Scottish Conference
In view of the changing situation regarding measures to combat the spread of the Covid 19 virus, we have reluctantly decided that it is prudent to cancel both the BDS Spring meeting on 28th March and the BDS Scottish Conference on 18th April. It may be possible to re-arrange the Scottish Conference for a later … Continued
Cumbria Dragonfly Atlas 2020 Released
The Cumbria Dragonfly Atlas has been produced by David Clarke, British Dragonfly Society County Recorder for Cumbria, and Moustafa Eweda from Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre (CBDC). It shows the distribution and status of the twenty nine species of Odonata (eight species of damselfly and twenty one species of dragonfly) currently recorded from Cumbria. Notes on … Continued
Treasurer Needed to Join Our Team of Trustees
Could you help us to fill the Treasurer vancancy on our Trustee team? Please use the contact details in the post below to find out more or to apply for the role. Please help us spread the word by sharing this ad too. ROLE: TREASURER (Voluntary) Required as soon as possible Interview dates … Continued
Henry’s Last Annual Meeting
On a chilly November morning Dragonfly enthusiasts from across the country descended on the Oxford Natural History Museum for the BDS Annual Meeting. This was to be the last event organised by Honorary Secretary Henry Curry as he will retire at the end of 2019 after 13 years of excellent service. The day started … Continued
Eastleigh Local Plan Inspectorate Hearing
On 21-22 November 2019 the BDS Conservation Officer represented the BDS Dragonfly Conservation Group at the Eastleigh Local Plan Inspectorate Hearing on Matter 2: Vision and Objectives, the SA and HRA. This was a result of the DCG’s concerns that the current Habitat Regulations Assessment does not accurately take into account the vulnerability and sensitivity of the … Continued
Fond Farewell to Mark After 10 Years of Excellent Service!
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Mark Tyrrell, our Magazine Editor, who is sadly stepping down after 10 years of excellent service. Mark has created articles, compiled material, designed the layout and produced our membership magazines, all in his spare time around a busy full time job, for the last 10 … Continued
State of Nature 2019 Report: Out Now!
A report on the State of Nature in the UK was released yesterday, with a foreword written by a panel of inspirational young wildlife campaigners. The report pulls together data from many UK wildlife recording schemes including some of our data. We urge everyone to download the report, read it and share it widely. Although … Continued