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First recorded sighting of rare dragonfly in Belfast hailed by conservationists

First recorded sighting of rare dragonfly in Belfast hailed by conservationists

The black-tailed skimmer dragonfly was spotted by volunteers at Bog Meadows Nature Reserve in the west of the city last week

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Helicopter lost for 60 years identified in Lough Foyle

Helicopter lost for 60 years identified in Lough Foyle

The wreckage of a rare type of Royal Navy helicopter which crashed off the coast of Northern Ireland 60 years ago has been discovered. The Westland Dragonfly went down in Lough Foyle during a recovery exercise in 1958.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2022

Species at risk of extinction

Destruction of wetlands puts 16% of dragonfly species at risk of extinction

The warning comes in the latest update of the IUCN Red List of threatened species – which for the first time now has more than 40,000 species at risk of extinction

Thu, 09 Dec, 2021

Migrant Hawker dragonfly

Seven ways to attract beautiful dragonflies to your garden

It can be easy to attract these colourful creatures into your outdoor space

Wed, 28 Jul, 2021

Dragonflies outlived dinosaurs

Dragonflies outlived dinosaurs

THE British Trust for Ornithology’s Garden BirdWatch survey isn’t only about birds. 

Mon, 12 Oct, 2015