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…
Mapping Range and Flight Period Changes Of UK Species by Steve Hewitt
Here we present a desktop study of species range and flight period change by BDS volunteer Steve Hewitt using records from the BDS database, which is stored on NBN atlas.…
Good bye to Sarah and Jen
This month, we said a sad farewell to Sarah Miller and Jen Davidson. Jen started at the BDS last year as the Scotland Conservation Officer, and has been driving forward…
Journal now online
The BDS Journal is now being published as an online document only; this is due to the rising cost of printing. You can find all past issues of the Journal…
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…
Kid Zone Solutions – DN Autumn 2025
Four Wings Across Puzzle Answers: Across 4. Norfolk Hawker 6. Golden ringed 8. Emperor 9. Exuvia Down 1. Brown Hawker 2. Pond 3. Beautiful Demoiselle 5. Odonata 7. Teneral …
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…
The BDS team says goodbye to Jess Slight and Emily Seccombe
This week, the British Dragonfly Society said goodbye to Jess Slight, BDS Operations and Membership Officer, and Emily Seccombe, the 2025 Events Officer. Emily joined the team for the dragonfly…