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,…
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…
Pond Ponderings – from a NEW writer, Gareth Harbottle in Newark, Nottinghamshire
Transition to Wildlife Friendly Gardening I’ve enjoyed gardening since starting with some containers around 15 years ago. I always craved some kind of theme though, an overall objective or colour…
Pond Ponderings From The South Coast of England
We would like to introduce our newest ‘Pond Ponderer’ Daniel Peart: “I live in Gosport, Hampshire on the South Coast and we added a small wildlife pond last summer…
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…
We’ve won the John Sawyer NBN Open Data Award 2021!
The BDS has won the National Biodiversity Network Trust’s John Sawyer NBN Open Data Award 2021. The award is given to organisations that make a significant contribution to open biodiversity…