BDS Photo Library
Title image: Common Darter by Graham Taplin…
Life Cycle And Biology
Meet the new BDS Scotland Conservation Officer
…change. These include the Azure Hawker, White-faced Darter, Northern Emerald and Northern Damselfly, although every species is just as valuable. There is a lot of worthwhile conservation work going on…
Dragonflies
Monmouthshire dragonfly recording update 8, June 2024
Dragonfly Hotspot: Exbury Gardens update – by Juliet Bloss
…early summer survey on 2 June brought sightings of Azure Damselfly (the commonest damselfly at this site) and the first Emperors of the year. A couple of Downy Emeralds and…
The National Botanic Garden of Wales
…plants or our scientific research. We have the world’s largest single-spanned glasshouse, designed by Lord Foster, that has the best display of Mediterranean climate zone plants in the Northern Hemisphere….
Pensarn Corner
This project involved a small section of common land on the northern edge of the Preseli SAC. The aim was to improve access across the area for both people and…
Castle Fraser
…dragonfly that turn our pond into a magical flight path. This site has the most northerly population of Azure Damselflies in Scotland and the most easterly population of Northern Damselflies….
Loch Ardinning
…areas of wetland, woodland, grassland and moorland. Mature willow, birch and alder thrive in the wetlands along the south west shore and reeds, rushes and sedges fringe the northern shores….