Welcome!

We are the voice for dragonflies in Britain.

Since our establishment in 1983, we have been working to conserve dragonflies and their wetlands through outreach campaigns to raise public awareness, citizen science projects to support research, habitat management for threatened species, and much more.

Title image: Four-spotted Chaser by Dave Brassey

Get Involved

BDS Journal
Hundreds of Bog Pools Restored for Rare Dragonflies
BDS Recording Scheme - introduction to recording

Upcoming Events

The Big River Watch
Survey your river with the Big River Watch app
Looking Closer: An Introduction to invertebrate macrophotography
Hosted on Zoom
Sidney Wood, Alfold, Surrey for Hairy Dragonfly & Wood White Butterfly

What's Happening Near You

Visit your county page for lots of useful information, including. . .

Details about your local dragonfly group.

Your locally important species.

An interactive map of top sites to visit in the county.

Recent dragonfly-related news from the area.

Upcoming events, such as field meetings and training courses.

Volunteer oppotunities.

Double-click your region on the map to the right —>>>

Identification help

Need a hand identifying a dragonfly? Find it using our nifty help page.