Book your place at our online Spring Meeting! 🐉🌸 Join us on Sat 22nd March for fascinating talks about our conservation work in the UK as well as guest speakers from across Europe 🌍 For info on speakers and to book your place: loom.ly/f0Rfi9A 📸 Stein Arne Jensen

A win for wildlife! 🎉 Norfolk County Council have withdrawn their application for the Norwich Western Link 🥂 We're so glad that the threat this road posed to vital Norfolk habitats has finally been realised, & so grateful for everyone's support throughout this campaign. Viva la bat! 🫶🦇

Frogs will spawn our Wetlands for the first time this year. Which Pond/s? All or them or 1, 2, 3, or 4? #spawnwatch #pondwatch

The different stages of a Willow Emerald Damselfly emerging at night in July a few years ago. Observing and 📸 these events are always magical. British Dragonfly Society BDS Scotland The British Nature Guide NatureUK BBC Springwatch #Dragonfly #UKwildlife #odonata

We are looking for an Events Officer 🎉 You will deliver our 2025 programme of events, part of which is working with our brilliant partners at Dragonfly Hotspot sites! 🤩💦 Closing date: Sun 16th Feb ℹ️ Full job details and how to apply: loom.ly/74ILnYU

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay 💦 Get your wellies on and celebrate by visiting a wetland near you, take a look at our interactive map for inspiration: loom.ly/uY-wyRY Let us know what wetlands you are exploring today! 📸 Common Blue Damselfly by Ross Cooper

One week left to apply for our Events Officer vacancy! 🎉 A chance to travel to exciting events and amazing dragonfly hotspots to share the wonder of dragonflies with others 💚 Closing date: Sun 16th Feb ℹ️ Full job details and how to apply: loom.ly/74ILnYU

Scotland Conference 🐉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Join the Scotland team on Saturday 5th April 2025, at the AK Bell Library, Perth, for an exciting day of talks and workshops. A brilliant opportunity to connect with like-minded dragonfly enthusiasts in Scotland💚 loom.ly/Y3w4-cc

Damselfly and Crayfish Interactions 💦 Join our Spring Meeting (22nd March) where Szymon Sniegula, Institute of Nature Conservation, will be exploring predator-prey dynamics between Blue-tailed Damselfly and crayfish species. loom.ly/f0Rfi9A 📸 Signal Crayfish - USFWS

Dragonflies on the bog 💦 Join us for our Spring Meeting (22nd March) where Scott Shanks, BDS Scotland Project Officer, will be talking about our exciting new project targeting Scotland's rare bog dragonflies 🐉 loom.ly/f0Rfi9A 📸 Northern Emerald - Will George

🌸 One week until our online Spring Meeting! 🌸 Join us on Sat 22nd for a day of exciting talks covering dragonfly conservation and research in the UK and across the globe! 🌍 For the full programme and to book your free place: loom.ly/f0Rfi9A

Catch up on our Spring Meeting! 🌸 Weren't able to make our Spring Meeting or would like to re-watch the talks? Fear not, they are now available to watch via our YouTube channel - loom.ly/dk-S2r8 #dragonfly #conservation #onlineevent #spring #research

Nominations are open for #NBNawards25 There are 7 Award categories. Which amazing #Wildlife recorders or groups will you nominate? bit.ly/NBNawards25 Thanks to sponsors: RSPB, Opticron, Habitat Aid, Field Studies Council, William Collins Books, British Wildlife Mag & nhbsNews

🎉 Two million records 🎉 Our dragonfly recording scheme database has passed the two million mark! 🥳 This amazing achievement is thanks to the hard work of volunteer recorders, and our County Dragonfly Recorders 🐉 📸Broad-bodied Chaser - Wendy Smith

We’re introducing the rare White-faced Darter dragonfly to restored habitats at RSPB Campfield Marsh today. Thanks British Dragonfly Society Natural England CumbriaWildlifeTrust for your support 🌿 Video credit 📹: Steve White #WhiteFacedDarter #DragonflyHotspot

🎙️ Hear Conservation Officer Eleanor Colver on Radio 4 this morning discussing the reintroduction of the White-faced Darter dragonfly at RSPB England Campfield Marsh! 🐉🌿 📻 Scroll to 06:50 and listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Calling all dragonfly photographers- Help our research with a chance to win £100! 📷 Find out more about the Variable Damselfly Photo Challenge project and how you can help this research on our website here: british-dragonflies.org.uk/variable-dam...

📢Test your knowledge 📢 From these zoomed in snippets can you guess the dragonfly species? 🐉📸 Comment your answer and check back tomorrow to find out if you are right! #quiz #dragonfly #ID #identification

Test your knowledge 📢 It was a Hairy Dragonfly - did you get it right? Most species are just getting started, but Hairy Dragonfly numbers peak this month, so don’t miss your chance to spot one! 📸 Dave Smallshire