📢 Bookings now open for our Annual Meeting 2026! 🐉 Join us on 14 November in Milton Keynes for a day of inspiring talks and the chance to catch up with fellow dragonfly enthusiasts. 🎟️ Free to attend (donations welcome). Book your place: british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/bds-an...
Still time to do a 15 minute Big Butterfly Count. You can do as many as you like until 9 August. Details bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org @savebutterflies.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
Willow Emerald Damselfly at WWT Slimbridge this morning @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @wwtsightings.bsky.social #wwtslimbridgesightings
Finally Willow Emerald Damselfly has reached Devon! A male found today in a former quarry pool in East Devon. Long anticipated, but not the easiest species to find. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) seen today close to an East Lothian pond. #Odonata #Dragonflies #Nature #Photography #Nikon #EastLothian #Scotland @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
After dipping at Arne shouldn't have worried on the home patch today, 3 - Blue-eyed Hawk/Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
A quick reminder that it's easy to submit records of your #dragonfly & #damselfly sightings online. We recommend irecord which has a special form for easy entry of multiple odonata sightings at the same spot. Your local dragonfly recorder will see it & if you include a photo they can help with ID.
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Ruddy darters mating at Potteric Carr. My latest blog for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jon... #nature #dragonflies #wildlife @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
Southern Emerald Damselfly. Good numbers seen of this rare species on a joint meeting with BDS and the MOD Conservation Group at Penhale Sands 🟰🟰 @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social #odonata #dragonflies
Lesser Emperor & Clouded Yellow at Silverlake, Knighton Reserve (Dorset) 28/7/26 #ukdragonfly #ukbutterfly #ukwildlife #uknature @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Black Darter seen on today's guided walk in Hampshire at 50 Acre Piece with @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
📸 Love wildlife photography? Our friends at Mineral Products Association are celebrating wildlife on restored quarries with their Nature Photo Competition 2026. Have you photographed dragonflies or other wildlife on a restored quarry? Enter today! 🔗
MPA's Nature Photo Competition 2026
Entries can be images of species (both fauna and flora) and habitats (including their landscape setting) found on operational quarries, partly or fully restored sites or any site plant.
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🐉 We visited our newest Dragonfly Hotspot, Muir of Dinnet, to deliver a dragonfly ID and recording workshop for @NatureScot staff and volunteers. We can't wait to see the new records submitted by attendees, every record helps dragonfly conservation!
🌍💚 It's #WorldNatureConservationDay! Healthy wetlands support dragonflies, wildlife and people. Whether you create a pond, record a sighting, volunteer or become a member, you can help protect these special places. 📸 Migrant Hawker - Roger Vercoe
🦋 Our friends at the Royal Entomological Society have launched a new Insect Welfare and Best Practices Hub. A great collection of resources for anyone recording, photographing, studying or enjoying insects responsibly. 🔗 www.royensoc.co.uk/insect-welfa...
Insect Welfare and Best Practices - Royal Entomological Society
Explore the Royal Entomological Society’s resources on insect welfare and ethics. Learn about best practices for insect care in research and the inclusion of insects in ethics applications.
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🌿 If you build it, they will come! A new pond created at Castle Fraser @nationaltrust.org.uk is already home to five breeding species of dragonflies 🐉 The pond was created to help safeguard the endangered Northern Damselfly—and we're hopeful it will be next to arrive. 🔗 buff.ly/26VuHH1
💚 Your membership inspires future dragonfly champions! For just £2.50 a month, you'll help fund pond dipping, guided walks, Youth Panel training and community events, connecting more people with dragonflies and wetlands. 🐉 Join us: buff.ly/q9oxmuJ #BecomeAMember
🌿 New in our Teemill shop! 🌿 Celebrate the plants that make ponds thrive. From water lilies to yellow flag iris and water forget-me-nots, these wetland heroes provide shelter and perching spots for dragonflies Wear your love for wetlands 💚 - british-dragonfly-society.teemill.com
🎧🐉 A brilliant example of dragonfly engagement! At the Lost Gardens of Heligan, you can listen to a Broad-bodied Chaser being "interviewed" by Cornwall County Dragonfly Recorder Steve Jones. A fun way to connect with dragonflies through storytelling! 🔗 nutricologist.podbean.com/e/the-broad-...
💚 Thanks to everyone who visited us at #GlobalBirdfair! It was great to meet so many of you and celebrate dragonflies. Special thanks to our Patron, Megan McCubbin, and President, Mike Dilger, for stopping by. Our members make events like this possible. Join our community: buff.ly/xC5dtrP
🐉 That's a wrap on #DragonflyWeek! Thanks to everyone who shared photos, joined events and recorded dragonflies with us. The season is only just getting started, so keep exploring wetlands, recording your sightings on iRecord and sharing your adventures. Here's to a summer full of dragonflies! 💚
🐉 A special visitor to our stand! It was fantastic to catch up with our Patron, Megan McCubbin, at #GlobalBirdfair. Thanks for your continued support for dragonflies and wetlands. If you're here this weekend, come and say hello in the Nightingale Tent!
🔍 Species Spotlight: Southern Hawker A large, striking dragonfly with bright green markings and blue spots (males). Flying from July to October, they're often curious and may even hover close to investigate you! 📸 Seen one? Share your photos and record it on iRecord. #DragonflyWeek
💧 "Build a pond." Since creating a small garden pond in 2020, Dave Craven has welcomed over a dozen species of dragonfly and damselfly. A wonderful reminder that even a modest pond can become a haven for wildlife. 🔗 british-dragonflies.org.uk?p=57052&prev... #WildlifePond #DragonflyWeek
🐉 Off to the @GlobalBirdfair this weekend? 📍 You'll find us in the Nightingale Tent, where our team will be on hand to chat all things dragonflies, share conservation stories, and help you learn more about these remarkable insects. Pop by and say hello—we'd love to see you! #GlobalBirdfair
🔍 Species Spotlight: Common Blue Damselfly A familiar summer sight around ponds and lakes, males are bright blue with black markings, while females come in several colour forms. 📸 Seen one this year? Share your photos and record your sighting on iRecord! #DragonflyWeek
🐉 Looking for events this #DragonflyWeek? From guided walks to family activities, there's plenty happening across the UK. Find an event near you: 🔗 british-dragonflies.org.uk/news-events/...
🎨🦋 Celebrate #DragonflyWeek! Create dragonfly-inspired art for the @natureovernatter Art Competition. Share it on Instagram, tag @natureovernatter & @britishdragonflysociety, and you could win a £25 Cass Art gift card! 💚 Inspire dragonfly conservation through art.
🐉 Looking for somewhere to celebrate #DragonflyWeek? Our friends at @WWTworldwide are hosting their Dragonfly Festival across wetland centres this summer, with dragonfly safaris, pond dipping and family-friendly activities. 🔗 www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-cent... #WWTDragonflyFestival
