Exuviae Specimens Needed Please!
Our friends at the Environment Agency Ecology Lab are in need of some dragonfly exuviae (cast off larval skins) specimens please. Do you happen to have any spare that you could send on to them? They would be grateful for any species but the ones they particularly need are listed below: – Aeshna mixta … Continued
New County Dragonfly Recorders for Gloucestershire, County Durham, Surrey & Middlesex
We’re delighted to welcome recent recruits to the Recording Scheme as verifiers for the following Vice Counties: VC 33 – East Gloucestershire and VC 34 – West Gloucestershire – Richard Mundy Richard was recruited by Ingrid Twissell, our long-standing Gloucestershire resident and recorder who has retired from the role but helped us greatly by … Continued
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County Dragonfly Recorder Bill Budd passes away
The British Dragonfly Society team was deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Bill Budd. Bill was a quietly passionate naturalist who supported the BDS as the County Dragonfly Recorder for Surrey and volunteered at the Natural History Museum (NHM). Earlier this year, an article in the journal Zootaxa announced that a newly … Continued
Autumn Meeting Speaker Focus
Autumn Meeting Speakers Focus Dave Smallshire – Europe’s Dragonflies. Dave is an eminent author, tour leader, County Dragonfly Recorder for Devon and long term member of our Dragonfly Conservation Group. He will share his wealth of experience with us, focused around the process of creating his latest book ‘Europe’s Dragonflies’. … Continued
We Are Now on YouTube!
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Natural History Museum to be transformed
On 28 October 2020 the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea gave the all clear to The Urban Nature Project, which will see the Natural History Museum’s 5 acres of outdoor space transformed into a public green space showcasing the wonders and value of urban wildlife. The site will feature a range of habitats, from … Continued
Thursley National Nature Reserve Support Fund
The Elstead and Thursley Parish Councils have jumped to the aid of Thursley Nature Reserve by launching a GoFundMe page to help support relief work after a fire ravaged the site in May 2020. Thursley was designated a Dragonfly Hotspot by the BDS in 2019 in recognition of the site’s value both as a home … Continued
Langholm Moor community buyout successful
The Langholm Initiative community group has successfully raised over £3.8m to buy more than 5,000 acres of Langholm Moor, in southern Scotland, from Buccleuch. Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham described the news as “a momentous moment for land reform in Scotland.” The Project has received widespread support within the conservation sector, and financial backing from Scottish … Continued
Launch of the LIFE Dee River project
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has launched £6.8 million project to restore the River Dee and the surrounding landscape, for the benefit of both people and wildlife. While the project will aim to support the entire river ecosystem by tackling environmental issues, such as pollution, it will also target the river’s most vulnerable inhabitants, including salmon, … Continued
BDS congratulates its Patron David Attenborough on second knighthood
The British Dragonfly Society would like to congratulate its Patron, Sir David Attenborough, on his upcoming second knighthood. Sir Attenborough is to be appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael And St George for services to television broadcasting and conservation. He said: “I am, of course, most honoured that my work should … Continued