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  • February 2026

  • Tue 24

    Volunteer day at Muir of Dinnet, Deeside, February 24, 10am-3pm.

    Featured 24 February @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Muir of Dinnet Visitor Centre Dinnet, Near Ballater, United Kingdom
    Meeting run by BDS

    Join us as part of the Northern Damselfly Project in Deeside to improve the habitat for these beautiful and rare damselflies.  Meet at 10am at the Muir of Dinnet/ Burn…

  • Thu 26

    Aquatic Insects Special Interest Group (SIG) 2026

    26 February @ 9:30 am - 27 February @ 3:30 pm
    Online
    Meeting Other

    Hands-on workshops and expert presentations

    £5 – £20
  • March 2026

  • Sun 1
    Stover

    Restoring Stover Park

    1 March @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
    Stover Country Park Newton Abbot, Devon, United Kingdom
    Meeting run by BDS

    Project updates from Stover and beyond

    Free
  • Sat 7
    staff invert fair

    Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair

    7 March
    Ormiston Meridian Academy Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent
    Meeting BDS Present

    Family event with talks and kid's actvities

    Free
  • Sat 7
    Crombie Country Park near Carnoustie in Angus

    Volunteer day at Hotspot Crombie Country Park – 7th March, 10am – 3pm

    Featured 7 March @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Crombie Country Park Crombie Country Park, Nr Monikie, Angus, United Kingdom
    Meeting BDS Present

    Join BDS and Angus Alive Rangers to help improve the dragonfly ponds at our first ever Dragonfly Hotspot, Crombie Country Park, near Monikie in Angus. Meet at 10am in the …

  • Sat 21

    Spring Meeting 2026

    21 March
    Online
    Meeting run by BDS

    Online conference.

    Free
  • April 2026

  • Tue 28

    Looking Closer: An Introduction to invertebrate macrophotography

    28 April @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Online
    Meeting Other

    Hosted on Zoom

    £10.00
  • May 2026

  • Sat 16

    White-faced Darters at Chartley Moss Walks 2026

    16 May
    Chartley Moss National Nature Reserve
    Meeting run by BDS

    Rare opportunity to explore Chartley Moss NNR, Staffordshire

    £5
  • Fri 29

    River and Riparian Habitat Stewardship with Riverlution

    29 May @ 9:30 am - 1 June @ 5:00 pm
    Preston Montford Field Centre Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
    Meeting Other

    Four-day extended residential experience

    £750 – £1000
  • June 2026

  • Tue 9

    Peatlands Under Pressure

    9 June - 11 June
    Swansea University’s Bay Campus Swansea University, Fabian Way, Swansea
    Meeting Other

    IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conference 2026

  • Tue 23

    European Congress on Odonatology 2026

    23 June - 26 June
    Niepokalanów Monastery Teresin, Poland
    Meeting Other

    Taking place for the first time in Poland!

  • July 2026

  • Sat 4
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    Dragonfly Week 2026

    4 July - 12 July
    Various , United Kingdom
    Meeting run by BDS

    National celebration of dragonflies!

    Free
  • September 2026

  • Fri 4

    ​Freshwater Invertebrates: Ecology, Conservation and Identification- HAU

    4 September @ 1:00 pm - 6 September @ 5:00 pm
    Preston Montford Field Centre Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
    Meeting Other

    FSC course; intermediate level

    £340 – £550
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