Season's greetings from the BDS team 🎄and thank you for all your support over the past year 💚

Did you miss our Annual Meeting? Watch the talks back on our YouTube channel. Here, Kerry Dodd (Conservation Officer, Buglife) discusses the Guardians of our Rivers: Next Steps Project in Scotland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLrH...

Some photos from the latest habitat creation work taking place on Corrimony Farm in the Highlands as part of the Dragonflies on the Bog Project. Barker & Bland Ltd are doing an excellent job, braving the cold, to create pools for rare bog specialists like the Azure Hawker 🥶

Watch back talks from the BDS 2025 Annual Meeting. Here, Hannah Boyes (WWT Senior Visitor Marketing Manager) and Lukus Robbins (WWT Creative Content Producer) reflect on The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s 2025 Dragonfly Festival 🥳 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSeT...

Scotland hosts some of the rarest dragonfly species in Britain. Now, an assemblage of Bog Pool specialists has been added to the Scottish Biodiversity List. Find out more and why this is important: british-dragonflies.org.uk/importance-o...

Watch back talks from the BDS 2025 Annual Meeting. Here, Eleanor Baker (Monitoring Officer, South West Peatland Partnership (South West Water)) discusses the large-scale restoration of peatlands taking place across Cornwall, Dartmoor and Exmoor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBv7...

A selection of the stunning images included in the BDS 2026 calendar 😍 Treat yourself, friends and family 🎁 All proceeds support the BDS 💚 british-dragonflies.org.uk/product/bds-...

Watch back talks from the BDS 2025 Annual Meeting. Here, Laura Weldon, PhD (Founder, The eDNA Consultancy) discusses the applications of eDNA as a wildlife monitoring tool.🧬 @laurabees01.bsky.social youtu.be/9HfzS6fOW8M?...

In the Environmental Improvement Plan, Gov. has sidestepped its obligations and flunked defining a firm plan to deliver legislation to end peat sales. Our full response: peatfreepartnership.org.uk/peat-free-pa... @marycreagh.bsky.social #climate #nature #peatfree #environment

Give the gift of British Dragonfly Society membership this Christmas—perfect for nature lovers who want to support dragonfly conservation all year round. british-dragonflies.org.uk/membership/m...

Peatlands are among our biggest allies in the fight against climate change. However, the horticulture industry still goes through 760,000 cubic metres of peat per year. Let’s get peat out of gardens once and for all! shorturl.at/oSsV1

The BDS shop now has homeware, which make great gifts for family and friends 🍵 Find them on our Teemill shop british-dragonfly-society.teemill.com/collection/h...

We are looking for experienced Dragonfly recorders to oversee recording efforts in the Isle of Wight and South-East Yorkshire. Find out more: british-dragonflies.org.uk/vacancies-co...

I am leading a course next year on behalf of Kent Wildlife Trust 'An introduction to Dragonflies and Damselflies'. See below for further details. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/events/intro...

Watch our Annual Meeting talks back on YouTube! Here, Kat Mayer (Education and Engagement Officer) illustrates the amazing work being carried out as part of the community-led rewilding project at Tarras Valley Nature Reserve 🌳 @tarrasvalleynr.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FW5...

Scottish Dragonfly Recorder Pat Batty has been awarded BDS Life Membership in recognition of her outstanding legacy of volunteering. Pat has worked tirelessly to promote the recording of dragonflies in Scotland and the conservation of the country's most endangered species. 💚

Collect all four BDS pins! They also make great stocking fillers and gifts for friends 🎄https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/product-category/pin-badges/

Watch back talks from the BDS 2025 Annual Meeting. In this presentation, Edwin Peeters, PhD (Wageningen University) talks about his research using volunteer recorders to explore the relationship of dragonflies and damselflies with the aquatic environment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po7Z...

Our Dragonflies on the Bog staff and volunteers carry safety whistles made by 14-year-old Luke, who 3D-printes and sells them to raise funds for mountain rescue. For his efforts, he has been awarded the British Citizen Youth Award- well done Luke! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Watch the latest update on our Dragonflies on the Bog project- restoring habitat for some of Scotland's rarest species. youtu.be/AFNxGL3sQWg

Add iconic BDS pieces to your wardrobe; new styles are now available in our Teemill shop british-dragonfly-society.teemill.com

The Langholm Initiative joins us to talk about Tarras Valley Nature Reserve, one of Scotland's largest community land buyouts to create a large-scale nature reserve 💚 #Langholm Register for the online BDS Annual Meeting on Saturday 15 November 2025 👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/annual...

The latest BDS Journal is available online, where you can also access previous issues 👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/bds-journal/

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust join us to look back on their summer celebration of dragonflies 🎈 Register for the online BDS Annual Meeting on Saturday 15 November 2025 👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/annual... @wwtworldwide.bsky.social

Get your Christmas shopping done early 🎁 The 2026 BDS Calendar is available to buy for £10 on the online shop 📸 It features the stunning winner and finalists of the 2025 photography competition 👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/product/bds-...

Happy Halloween from the BDS team! 🎃 #halloween

Kerry Dodd, Buglife Conservation Officer, talks about the achievements of the Guardians of our Rivers project and the next steps 👣 Register for the online BDS Annual Meeting on Saturday 15 November 2025👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/annual... @buglife31.bsky.social

We've had some action-packed few days at Hilton & Guisachan and Dundreggan Estates, following up on habitat restoration work and planning further work for this winter. We can't wait to see how this experimental project benefits rare peatland dragonfly species.#dragonfliesonthebog

Laura Weldon, Founder of the eDNA Consultancy, joins us to discuss the applications of eDNA as a wildlife monitoring tool 🧬 Register for the online BDS Annual Meeting on Saturday 15 November 2025👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/annual...

Congratulations to Mark Tyrrell, winner of the Variable Damselfly Photography Competition! 🥇 Mark’s photo shows a female egg laying into a rotting plant stem; the species uses a range of living and decomposing plant species.

The South West Peatland Partnership join us to talk about restoring peatlands across Cornwall, Dartmoor and Exmoor 🌱 Register for the online BDS Annual Meeting on Saturday 15 November 2025 👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/annual...

Learn about the petition to ban the use of plastic fruit and vegetable stickers, which are contributing to the growing problem of microplastic pollution, which contaminates our soil and waterways, posing risks to wildlife and our health ☠️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Did you miss Dragonfly Hotspot RSPB Campfield Marsh on Countryfile? Watch the episode for yourself, and learn about the stunning Solway Coast, on BBC iPlayer 📺 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @rspb.bsky.social

Congratulations Daryl Hopcroft, winner of the 2025 BDS photo competition! 🥇 His entry of a female Common Blue Damselfly was selected by the new BDS Ambassador Paul Fraser. View all 12 finalists here👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/photo-compet...

Professor Edwin Peeters, from Wageningen University, discusses his research into what the presence of adult and larval dragonflies can tell us about a water system. Register for the online BDS Annual Meeting on Saturday 15 November 2025 👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/annual... @w-u-r.bsky.social

Please join us for a free day of fascinating talks from guest speakers including the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, South West Peatland Partnership, and Buglife. Register today: british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/annual...

BDS members don't forget to join us on the evening of Wednesday, 12 November for the Annual AGM! 📆 The AGM will be followed by an update on the exciting conservation work being untaken through the Dragonflies on the Bog Project 🌱 Register via the link 👉

🌿 New Online Course: Create a Wildlife Pond! 🐸🐝 We’re excited to launch our first on-demand training course — perfect for anyone who wants to create a dragonfly-friendly pond whether that's at home, in community spaces or nature reserves! 🔗 british-dragonflies.org.uk/product/crea...

There’s still time to enter our 2025 Photo Competition! ✨ We’re looking for your best shots of dragonflies in all their glory. 💫 📅 Submit your entries by midnight on Sunday 31st August 2025 Details here 👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/photo-compet...

Our 2025 Photo Competition is here! 🎉 Submit your best shot by 31st August for the chance to win £100 and see your photograph featured on the cover of our 2026 calendar.✨ 🔗 Find out more: buff.ly/25r9IE8

Emerald Damselfly & Black-tailed Skimmer at Priddy Pools this afternoon. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

A pair of Common Hawkers (Aeshna juncea) in the mating wheel. Saltoun Big Wood, East Lothian. #Odonata #Dragonflies #Nature #Photography #Nikon @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Been a week since "Dragons on the Bog" training @britishdragonflies.bsky.social photos using Canon R6 and TTARTISAN 100mm F2.8 Macro 2X life size manual lens for 1st time Got some great close ups of diagnostic features of the Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) larvae unedited #dragonfly #odonata #macro

We had lovely views of this male Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) on our walk on Saturday. He posed very nicely on some blackberries. (We ate lots of blackberries on the walk too! 😁) #odonata @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

There are still a couple of days left to take part in PondWatch! Spend 30 mindful minutes by a pond before 31st July, then submit your sightings and reflections using the online form. Every record helps support dragonfly conservation. 👉 british-dragonflies.org.uk/pondwatch-re...

Male Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly from Sandwich Bay last weekend. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dragonflydamselfly.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @smallshire.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly

Common Darter enjoying the sunshine in a clearing in Dunwich Forest, Suffolk #dragonfly #dragonflies #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

One for UK #dragonfly fans. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #invertebrates

📣 Don’t forget! Get your #PondWatch records submitted by the end of July to help us learn more about pond wildlife. Every record counts! 🌿🐉 🔗

🐉 Reminder there are still places for those of you interested in joining our Dragonflies on the Bog volunteer training, funded by @NatureScot! Learn to ID and survey species like the Azure Hawker, Northern Emerald & White-faced Darter. 🌿