Aims: to see a range of summer dragonflies and damselflies with the possibility of Brilliant Emerald, and Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly which was recorded on the site last summer.

We are determined to see more dragonflies this year and will especially be looking for Black Darter, after our visit in disappointing weather in 2024. The site is managed for…

A joint meeting of BDS Hants, Surrey, Berkshire Group with Butterfly Conservation, Surrey branch, led by Francis Kelly, an expert in both. Wildwood is an abandoned golf course with numerous…

A SSSI site managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust with many species including White-legged Damselfly.

This is an extensive site with heather, pine woodland and a lake within Ashdown Forest.

We hope to see Brilliant Emerald at this woodland glade site. We walk on well made but muddy paths to Warren Heath – 4 miles there and back. Hiking boots…

Our first visit to this extensive site, managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust. The main area of interest will be The Moors reserve – a complex of habitats including watercourses and…

A joint meeting of BDS Hants, Surrey, Berkshire Group with Butterfly Conservation, Surrey branch. Along with the early-season Hairy Dragonfly, Wood White and Skipper butterflies should also be present.

A visit to Staines Moor SSSI to search for Hairy Dragonfly, seen in 2023 but not photographed, Large Red Damselfly (only one recent record, in 2020) and other early-season species,…

  Our annual social meeting, hosted by Bill & Chris at Bordon, for HSBG members. We’ll be planning our Field Meetings for 2025, discussing species, sites, research, conservation and possibly…