Recording the Wildlife of Leicestershire and Rutland | NatureSpot

Leicestershire and Rutland NatureSpotters Wanted!

Wildlife is in trouble & effective conservation relies on knowing the status of each species. You can help by logging your wildlife sightings on NatureSpot (website | mobile app). Do I need to register? If you care about wildlife, record it! We need data on all species, common or rare. All records are passed on to local & national bodies & used to further our conservation knowledge. NatureSpot only collects data for Leicestershire & Rutland. If you record elsewhere, please use iRecord.

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Chequered Hoverfly Melanostoma scalare

Chequered Hoverfly
Melanostoma scalare
Andy's Rutland
17/04/2025
Empingham garden

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Events

LRWT Charnwood Forest Wildlife Recording Group

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 10:00

LRWT Charnwood Forest Wildlife Recording Group

Tue, 22/04/2025 - 10:00

POSTPONED: LRES AGM & Member's Evening (guests welcome)

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 19:00

Kirby Muxloe Free Church, Main Street, Kirby Muxloe LE9 2AN

Knighton Wild - Water Quality Testing

Sat, 26/04/2025 - 14:00

On Knighton Green.

Take part in a citizen science project to test the quality of water courses all across the country in April.

LRWT Charnwood Forest Wildlife Recording Group

Tue, 29/04/2025 - 10:00

LRWT Charnwood Forest Wildlife Recording Group

Tue, 06/05/2025 - 10:00

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