Free garden packages for community groups in Wales
The Local Places for Nature project is back and here to help you create a green haven for your local community and wildlife – including dragonflies! Hundreds of free packages…
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…
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…
Dragonfly Hotspot: Exbury Gardens update – by Juliet Bloss
Located in the beautiful New Forest, Exbury Gardens is one of our most well-visited Dragonfly Hotspots. Juliet Bloss, dedicated Exbury volunteer and wildlife enthusiast, gives her account of this year’s…
In-depth Identification Feature – Large Red Damselflies by John Curd
Now that Large Red Damselflies are starting to emerge we thought it was a good time to delve into an in-depth identification feature on this species. John Curd has kindly…
Help to End the Retail Sale of Peat in Horticulture
The Government has launched a consultation on the subject of ending the retail sale of peat in horticulture. Please take a few minutes to have your say on this important…
Dragonflies & Damselflies of Britain and Ireland Field Guide available as Apple App
An updated version of NatureGuides Ltd. Dragonflies & Damselflies of Britain and Ireland Field Guide is now available to download for £9.99 from the Apple app store. If you have…
Dragonflies disappear around the world as wetlands are lost
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has conducted its first ever global Red List assessment of Odonata (dragonflies). The study concluded that 16% of 6,016 species assessed are at…
The National Forest for Wales
National Forest for Wales is a unique project aiming to create a nationwide network of publically accessible woodlands and forests. This will including creating new woodlands, as well as restoring…
Q&A with Dr Matt Geary
We hope you all enjoyed our Annual meeting on 27 November. Attendees had lots of questions for speaker Dr Matt Geary on his talk about White-faced Darter genetics. Here are…