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.
Great Easton is located in the far south-east of Leicestershire in the Welland Valley, close to the borders of both Rutland and Northamptonshire. Eyebrook Reservoir lies to the north-east of the parish and Great Merrible Wood, a nature reserve and Site of Scientific Interest, is located on the northern border.
Great Easton has joined the verge biodiversity project and is working with NatureSpot and the County Council to improve the two verges on Pitchers Lane and Church Bank. These verges will be left unmown during the summer and will be surveyed to identify the wildflowers found there. Read more on the Wild Places pages for these verges shown above.
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Welcome to the Great Easton 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 Great Easton. 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 striking bright-red beetle can be found clambering around shrubs and low vegetation in summer. This one was photographed in Great Easton at Great Merrible Wood.
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.
