Scarce Chaser
A medium sized dragonfly that has a synchronised emergence towards the end of May. Male: blue and black body and blue eyes. Female: ochre with black markings down the middle…
Vagrant Darter
Rare migratory species. Male: red abdomen and a noticeable black line extending down the front edge of each eye. Female: yellow-orange body with a prominent vulva scale. …
Pond Ponderings: Parc y Llyn pond, Aberystwyth
…land managed for wildlife. The river forms part of a hydroelectricity scheme upstream so the flow rate is variable. Golden–ringed Dragonfly, Common Hawker and Banded Demoiselles are often recorded here…
Order your guide to London’s dragonflies and damselflies
…and exploring 23 species of Odonata known to be present in London. These include willow emerald damselfly, beautiful demoiselle, emperor dragonfly, and migrant hawker. The guide also highlights some of…
Field Guide to the larvae and exuviae of British Dragonflies.
…Guides, there has been increasing demand to combine them into a single book. In this volume, two new species, Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum and Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis, have…
North Dartmoor Blanket Bog Restoration Field Meeting
Join Dave Smallshire (British Dragonfly Society – Devon Group) to learn about peatland restoration work and to help with monitoring of upland species such as Black Darter and Common Hawker…
BDS Mugs – set of four with dragonfly illustrations
Set of four BDS mugs with BDS logo on one side and image of one of the following on the other: Scarce Chaser, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker and Black…
Volunteers needed- Wildfell Dragonfly Monitoring Project
…years. If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to learn more please contact Conservation Officer Eleanor Colver: Eleanor.colver@british-dragonflies.org.uk Wildfell project website Image: Southern Hawker by Ryszard…
*CANCELLED* Forest of Flowers field meeting *CANCELLED*
…weather this event will no longer take place at Forest of Flowers A replacement event is taking place at Birkdale Farm, Mowthorpe Lane, Terrington Image: Migrant Hawker by Dave Smallshire…
Attract Dragonflies to your Garden
…Gardens, and how your garden can also become a dragonfly-utopia! HOW TO ATTRACT BEAUTIFUL DRAGONFLIES TO YOUR GARDEN – article by the Independent Migrant Hawker image by Trevor Willis…