Around half of our British dragonflies and damselflies depend upon peatlands, bogs and mires; however, our peatlands are not in a good condition today. Yorkshire Peat Partnership has been busy restoring peatlands since 2009, and when we restore bogs we notice these charismatic creatures making a return – but we need to record that data to understand how to help them most effectively! 

The biological records in these surveys will contribute to our ‘Dragons in the Dales’ project for the Species Recovery Programme, which is focused on the red-listed white faced darter dragonfly (currently extinct from Yorkshire). We are gathering baseline data about dragonfly populations in under-recorded peatland habitats to quantify changes in dragonfly populations before and after restoration, and better understand how to help these peatbog specialists thrive. 

We need your help to monitor these species to contribute to dragonfly iRecord records for the British Dragonfly Society, and for field research into peatbog dragonflies.

Recruitment Information

For more information please download the Volunteer role description below and send in your completed application form to volunteering@ywt.org.uk  by the closing deadline:  5pm, Monday 22nd April - volunteer places are limited and we anticipate for this volunteer role to be popular, if you are interested then please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 

Please note that in order to carry out this volunteer role you will need to attend the essential training session which will be held on Monday 29th April, 10am - 4:30pm .