Froglife Launches Wildlife Gardening App
Thinking about adding a pond to your garden or green space? Froglife have launched a new app to help guide you in designing a pond that attracts wildlife and that is suitable for your patch. To download the app search for “Froglife” on the Google Play Store! Image by Natural England
Global study finds insects in decline on land but recovering in water
The data from long term studies, carried out around the world, have been combined in the largest ever meta-analysis of insects abundance. On average land-dwelling insects were found to be decreasing by 0.92% every year. On the other hand, freshwater insects have been increasing in abundance by 1.08% per year. The study included data from … Continued
White-legged Damselfly Investigation Spring 2020 report
The White-legged Damelfly flight season is almost upon us and the British Dragonfly Society is asking members of the public to keep an eye out for this charismatic insect as part of the White-legged Damselfly Investigation Project. With the assistance of County Dragonfly Recorders ecologists at the BDS have mapped the existing and historic White-legged … Continued
Guide to Spring Garden Dragonflies
We are right at the beginning of the dragonfly season and spring species are starting to emerge. We have created a quick guide to dragonflies you can see on the wing in April and May. Have a go at spotting them in your garden or while you’re out doing your daily exercise. Report a … Continued
Dragonflies on the Today Show’s Nature Notes at 08:20 Saturday 18 April
Our Conservation Officer Eleanor Colver talks ‘dragonflies in the garden’ with Sarah Smith on Nature Notes. No matter the size of your garden you can make it a home for dragonflies! Tune in or stream via BBC Sounds here Southern Hawker image by Iain Leach
Pond Ponderings: Parc y Llyn pond, Aberystwyth
An introduction to a community pond in Wales, by Meg Kirby: “The Parc y Llyn pond is situated in a rough grassland meadow between a housing estate and retail shopping centre on one side and the river Rheidol on the other side. The area is open to the public. It is County Council owned … Continued
Rare River Dragon in Danger
Citizen science project reveals the plight of the UK’s only Clubtail Dragonfly For the past three years, 2017-2019, British Dragonfly Society volunteers have searched over 200 miles of river bank on the hunt for the elusive Common Clubtail. The results of their work have now been analysed. Despite the name, the Common Clubtail (scientific name: … Continued
Pond Ponderings – Battling algae in a new pond by Pamela Styles
Last time I wrote about my new pond (A Welsh Garden Pond For Wildlife and Wellbeing), I was blissfully unaware of the invasion of algae that was soon to come! The plants died back in the winter, and several of them died completely, possibly not responding well to living in containers, or to me not … Continued
Wild Your Garden with the Butterfly Brothers
Our Ambassadors the Butterfly Brothers, Joel and Jim Ashton (pictured left), have condensed down their fifteen years’ worth of wildlife gardening experience to share it with everyone through their first ever book. Whilst in lockdown at the minute many of us are turning to our gardens even more than ever for solace, to get our … Continued
Dragonfly Hotspot Appeal: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Despite the recent emergence of the first dragonflies of the year our popular Dragonfly Hotspot sites remain quiet. The recent constraints on public life, because of the Covid-19 outbreak, have resulted in the temporary closure of many nature reserves as well as restricted access to other sites. This also applies to our Dragonfly Hotspots, sites … Continued