Killer shrimp found in UK waters
A new invasive species is spreading in UK Water bodies. An invasive shrimp species has reached the UK after spreading across Europe from the Ponto-Caspian region of Eastern Europe. The shrimp Dikerogammarus villosus has been dubbed the ‘Killer Shrimp’ as it is a ferocious killer of waterlife including damselfly larvae.
DRN Recorders Day 2011
The 2011 meeting of the Dragonfly Recording Network will be held on Saturday 12 March at the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust’s Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford. This event is for all dragonfly recorders.
Members Day 2010
The 27th Annual Meeting of the BDS will be held on Saturday 23rd October 2010 at Harper Adams University College, Shropshire.
Cumbria hosts first UK re-introduction of the White-faced Darter dragonfly
Cumbria Wildlife Trust is reintroducing the rare White-faced Darter dragonfly onto a lowland raised bog in north Cumbria. This is the first attempt to reintroduce the White-faced Darter dragonfly anywhere in the UK.
Extinct Damselfly re-discovered in Britain after 57 years
Dainty Damselflies have been found in Britain after a 57 year absence. This delicate blue damselfly had been declared extinct after floods wiped out the last remaining populations in 1953.