This is the most useful field guide for use in the UK. Well written and illustrated, it’s easy to use and identify British species.
Similar to the Brooks & Lewington guide, but more up to date. Comprehensive, but covering all of Europe makes it harder to locate British species.
A long awaited revision, this is a good guide to British species. Well illustrated with excellent photos and identification charts. There is a useful iPhone app version of the book available.
An excellent book covering the species occurring in Bedfordshire, with lots of useful local information regarding species distribution and sites, first and last dates etc.
A detailed account of every aspect of Dragonfly life.
A good general book on Dragonflies, covering all aspects of the life-cycle of Dragonflies and Damselflies and the world wide diversity of Odonata.
A very well illustrated general book that looks at all aspects of Odonata, covering all families of Dragonflies and Damselflies around the globe.