Field trip to Moore Nature Reserve – FULLY BOOKED
Small group field trip to look for and survey Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselflies.
Join us for our Annual Meeting for a day of interesting talks and a chance to network. Open to anyone with an interest in Dragonflies and wetland conservation.
We will also have some information stand with merchandise for sale.
This event is free but donations are welcome which help us cover the cost of the event. Registration is essential; book your ticket by filling in the form below.
Location: The day will be hosted in the Glamorgan Building at Cardiff University.
Refreshments: Teas and coffee will be provided upon arrival
Lunch: Is not provided, please bring your own lunch.
With a brilliant line up of speakers you will hear about the work of the society as well as current research and exciting dragonfly news across the UK. It is also a chance for us to come together a meet like-minded members of the society.
Programme:
| 10:00 | Arrive, registration teas/coffees |
| 10:30 | General Introduction and Announcements |
| 10:45 | Thinking big: Landscape scale conservation on the Gwent Levels – Chris Harris (Living Levels Partnership Programme Manager and BDS CDR) The Living Levels Partnership was formed in 2014 to promote and protect the Gwent Levels. This is a cross-organisational partnership, spanning administrative boundaries, and bringing together like-minded stakeholders to work together to collectively recapture, enhance and celebrate the historic area for all to enjoy. |
| 11:30 | Break |
| 11:45 | Talks from BDS Staff Odonates of Andalucía – Ellie Colver (Conservation Officer) A look at some of the species encountered in the waterways of Andalucía’s national parks. Conservation Work in Scotland – Jen Davidson (Scotland Conservation Officer) An update on exciting new projects in Scotland. |
| 12:30 | AGM led by BDS Trustees. This year’s BDS Accounts Report Trustees standing down and offering for re-election are Carmel Edwards and Josh Younespour: Re-election Trustee Bios New Trustees will be proposed for election as part of the AGM, for information: Proposed Trustee Bio’s |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Youth Panel talk – From Hogwarts to the Land of the Rising Sun by Jake Dudderidge Jake will be telling us all about how his study of dragonflies at University took him all the way to Japan! |
| 14:30 | Ponds, Pools and Puddles – Prof Jeremy Biggs (Author and CEO Freshwater Habitat Trust) |
| 15:15 | Local to global pressures on freshwater ecosystems: hope or despair? – Prof Steve Ormerod (Cardiff University) Global data show how freshwaters are losing biodiversity faster than any other ecosystem while there is growing concern about the pollution of streams and rivers in the UK. Data from England and Wales reveal mixed fortunes, however. While there is growing pressures from intensifying agriculture and climate change, other evidence reveals some benefits from past regulatory interventions that provide some hope about the value of taking appropriate action. |
| 16:00 | Networking |
| 16:30 | Close |
Book your ticket here:
If you would like to book without using the online form, please contact Membership and Operations Officer Jess Slight by telephone or post.
Join us in celebrating Dragonflies across Britain!
During Dragonfly Week the BDS and other wildlife organisations host events celebrating Dragonflies and the importance of their wetland habitat.
Dragonfly Week events will be listed on the BDS Event page.
Resources will be made available via the Dragonfly Week page.
There are two walks on this day:
Morning: 10:30-13:00 Book here
Afternoon: 14:00-16:30 Book here
£5 per person (kids go free); bring on the day.
These are joint walks between Natural England and the British Dragonfly Society.
This guided walk will introduce you to the rare quaking bog habitat and the endangered White-faced Darters that live there.
Meeting/ parking place: Grid reference: SK 02219 28970. Meeting point is on A518 Stafford to Uttoxeter road, 4 miles west of Uttoxeter and 7 miles east of Stafford. Approaching from the Stafford direction, please park on the wide grassy road verge 1 mile beyond Chartley castle. Approaching from Uttoxeter the meeting point is 0.3 miles past the timber yard/ former filling station. A useful landmark at the meeting point is a tarmac farm drive with green iron gateposts and a number of copper beech trees. Please be extremely careful when parking, this is a very fast and dangerous stretch of road.
Image by L.B. Tettenborn