Selected parish/ward / Wild Places / Footpaths / Parish/ward boundaries
To find out more about local Wild Places (red boundaries on the map), visit the Wild Places page. Contact NatureSpot if you have an idea for any additional Wild Places.
Barkestone, Plungar and Redmile are part of a joint parish established in 1936. Barkestone featured in the Domesday Book in 1086 and is believed to have origins dating back to the 7th century. Located in the far north-east of Leicestershire, it lies within the Vale of Belvoir and is crossed by the Grantham Canal, now disused but a very important wildlife habitat. There is a good network of public footpaths around the area and giving access to the surrounding countryside.
Barkestone, Plungar and Redmile Parish Council has joined the verge biodiversity project and is working with NatureSpot and the County Council to improve several verges in the parish. These verges will be left unmown during the summer and surveyed to identify the wildflowers found there. Read more on the Wild Places pages for these verges - links above.
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Welcome to the Barkestone, Plungar & Redmile NatureSpot page which gives local residents the opportunity to find out about, and contribute to, our knowledge of the wildlife in the parish. Just click on the headers of these stories to read more.
We need more wildlife observations from around the parish. So, if you've seen a species you recognise, from a Blue tit to a Bluebell, click on the header to find out what to do.
This is a spectacular beetle with a very long name! The 'long-horn' beetles get their name from their extremely long antennae, often longer than the body. The Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn can be found on various plants usually in May and June. This one was photographed along the Grantham Canal in Barkestone.
The images and records below are all from the parish/ward and have been submitted by members of the public.
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.
