England’s 12th Dragonfly Hotspot Designated in Cumbria
RSPB Campfield Marsh has officially become a British Dragonfly Society ‘Dragonfly Hotspot’, marking the beginning of a new partnership to protect the dragonflies of the Solway coast. The British Dragonfly…
PondWatch 2025
PondWatch is back – and this year, we’re doing things a little differently! This July, we’re inviting you to spend 30 mindful minutes by a pond – watching, listening, feeling,…
Variable Damselfly ovipositing records
For anybody hoping to take part in the Variable Damselfly Photo Challenge, it is worth noting that historically, June is the peak month for records of this species ovipositing, with…
The Variable Damselfly Photo Challenge
The Variable Damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) is thought to be in decline in parts of Britain due to habitat loss, and the British Dragonfly Society is calling on photographers to help…
2024 County Dragonfly Recorder Reports are now available
You can read and download the 2024 dragonfly season reports by following the link below. Thank you to all County Dragonfly Recorders who submitted reports. Image: Hairy Dragonfly by…
New 5 Year Partnership with Forestry and Land Scotland
Dragonflies – including threatened and endangered species – are set to benefit from a new partnership between the British Dragonfly Society (BDS) and Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS). The five-year…
BDS Recording Scheme database passes over two million records!
Over two million records are now contained within the BDS database on NBN atlas. This amazing achievement is primarily a result of the hard work of volunteer recorders, and County…
NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2025
These annual NBN Awards celebrate the individuals, the newcomers and the groups of people or whole organisations that are making outstanding contributions to wildlife recording and improving our understanding of…
New Guide To Devon’s Dragonflies
Dave Smallshire, Country Dragonfly Recorder for Devon, and co-author of ‘Britain’s Dragonflies: A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland‘, has produced a new free…
BDS bids farewell to Chris Iles and welcomes new CDRs
Chris Iles, after many, many years dedicated to the role of County Dragonfly Recorder for Somerset (Vice Counties 5 and 6), is stepping down. The BDS thanks him for all…