Pond Ponderings – Whiskey Barrel Pond
Ponds for small spaces by Jim Horsfall I created a new ‘pond’ soon after I moved into a new house in 2013, not having much space I opted for a…
Forestry and Land Scotland and BDS pond building partnership
The BDS and Forestry and Land Scotland have teamed up in a new project to creat new habitat for Northern Damselfly, Azure Hawker and Northern Emerald – three species which…
Willow Emerald Watch 2022 Results
The BDS has been tracking the spread of the Willow Emerald Damselfly across England since 2015. You can help by keeping an eye out for adults in late summer-autumn, as…
Call out to recorders in Monmouthshire – join the atlas project
The Monmouthshire 2030 dragonfly atlas project was set up in 2020 by the British Dragonfly Society, with the aim of producing Monmouthshire’s first dragonfly atlas in 2030. We hope that…
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…
Report on the status and distribution of Dragonflies and Damselflies of Leicestershire & Rutland
The third edition of The status and distribution of Dragonflies and Damselflies of Leicestershire & Rutland was published last year and is available to download here. This detailed account is…
Report on Dragonflies in Oxfordshire
Read an in-depth report on Dragonflies in Oxfordshire, by County Recorder Stephen Burch, in the 10th volume of the journal Fritillary. The report contains species profiles with reviews of some…
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…
Become a Trustee!
The British Dragonfly Society (BDS) is the world’s largest organisation dedicated to the conservation of dragonflies and their wetland habitats. We are looking for Trustees with a range of experience,…