British Dragonfly Society
Founded1983
FounderRod Dunn and Bob Merritt[1]
Location
  • United Kingdom
Members
c 1,500[2]
Key people
Patron Sir David Attenborough
Employees
2[2]
Websitewww.british-dragonflies.org.uk

The British Dragonfly Society is a conservation organisation in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1983[2] and its aims are to promote and to encourage the study and conservation of dragonflies and damselflies and their natural habitats, especially in the United Kingdom.[2]

The Society runs the Dragonfly Recording Network (DRN) to collect Odonata records in the UK. It also promotes a range of research and conservation projects.

The British Dragonfly Society is a registered charity, number 800196.[3]

See also

References

  1. Dunn, Rod; Budworth, Dave (2005). Dragonflies in Derbyshire. Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Entomological Society. p. 4. ISBN 0-9511141-3-1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "British Dragonfly Society". Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. "British Dragonfly Society, registered charity no. 800196". Charity Commission for England and Wales.


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