Dragonflies and damselflies trace their origins to more than 300 million years ago, to the time of the squid-like Tully monster and boomerang-headed amphibians.

They are indicator species of good water, predate midges and mosquitos, and brighten our days when we see them.

British Dragonfly Society has worked to protect them in Britain for more than 40 years, monitoring their populations and creating habitat for them to thrive.

But with recent increases in costs and extreme weather events, BDS finds itself in a situation where more action is needed with less and less resources to carry it out.

Any amount helps, and protecting dragonflies means also protecting the wetland, ponds and other habitats that we depend on for mitigating climate change.