Foley Manor, nr Liphook, Hants
|This country estate within the South Downs National Park, close to the Longmoor army ranges, plans to rewild. We will be doing an initial dragonfly survey, complementing the flora survey…
Cookham, Berks for Clubtail
|Aims: A survey of the grounds of this JLP country club on the banks of the Thames. We will look especially for emerging Common Clubtail (Gomphus vulgatissimus) and White-legged Damselfly.…
Buttersteep Forest, Ascot , Berkshire
|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.
Eelmoor SSSI, Farnborough, Hampshire for Black Darter
|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…
Wildwood, Cranleigh, Surrey for Odonata and Hairstreak Butterflies
|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…
Chobham Common, Surrey
|A SSSI site managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust with many species including White-legged Damselfly.
Old Lodge, E. Sussex for Brilliant Emerald
|This is an extensive site with heather, pine woodland and a lake within Ashdown Forest.
Warren Heath, N. Hampshire
|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…
Nutfield Marsh & Spynes Mere, E. Surrey
|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…
Staines Moor, nr. Heathrow, for early-season species
|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,…