VC55 Leicestershire and Rutland County Recorders
Watsonian Vice-county 55 (VC55) is the name of the accepted area for recording wildlife in Leicestershire and Rutland. It roughly follows the current political boundaries of the two counties but isn't exactly the same as over the years these have been modified. Having a standard area where the boundaries never change allows current wildlife records to be compared with those from many years ago.
The coordination and overseeing of the records for each wildlife group is the responsibility of a County Recorder or County Co-ordinator. These are volunteers with expert knowledge of that group. All NatureSpot records are shared with the County Recorders/Coordinators and they check the accuracy of the data before adding it to database of all records. Most are happy to help with ID queries.
Information supplied by Leicestershire & Rutland Environmental Records Centre (LRERC)
| Taxon Group | Name | Status | |
| Algae | Geoffrey Hall | Co-ordinator | geoffrey.hall@ntlworld.com |
| Amphibians | Ben Devine | Recorder | ben.devine@hotmail.co.uk |
| Badgers | Pam Mynott | Recorder | pamela.mynott@btinternet.com |
| Bats | Nathalie Cossa | Recorder | batrecords@outlook.com |
| Birds | Carl Baggott | Recorder | cdbaggott@gmail.com |
| Bugs - Hemiptera | Alan Cann, Kate Nightingale & Sue Timms | Joint Co-ordinators | alan.cann@gmail.com / suetimms@clara.co.uk / kate.h.nightingale@gmail.com |
| Centipedes | Helen Ikin | Co-ordinator | helen.canids@btinternet.com |
| Coleoptera | Graham Finch | Co-ordinator | finchgraham1@gmail.com |
| Crayfish | Jools Partridge | Recorder | jools.partridge@leics.gov.uk |
| Diptera: Craneflies and allies | John Kramer | Recorder | john.kramer@btinternet.com |
| Diptera: Hoverflies, Soldierflies, Dolichopodidae (Long-legged flies), Conopidae |
Ray Morris | Recorder | ray@cactusbob.net |
| Diptera: Stilt and Stalk flies | Darwyn Sumner | Recorder | darwyn.sumner@ntlworld.com |
| Dragonflies & Damselflies - Odonata | Ian Merrill | Recorder | i.merrill@btopenworld.com |
| Fishes | Recorder | ||
| Flowering plants and ferns | Geoffrey Hall/Russell Parry/Steve Woodward | Joint Recorders | geoffrey.hall@ntlworld.com / russell.parry@gmail.com / grobysteve@talktalk.net |
| Fungi | Recorder | ||
| Plant Galls | Co-ordinator | suetimms@clara.co.uk | |
| Grasshoppers & Crickets - Orthoptera | Helen Ikin (Leics) and Phil Rudkin (Rutland) | Joint Recorders | helen.canids@btinternet.com / phil.rudkin@talktalk.net |
| Harvestmen | Ray Morris | Co-ordinator | ray@cactusbob.net |
| Hymenoptera: Bees, Wasps, Ants (excl Parasitica - Ichneumon, etc) |
Helen Ikin | Co-ordinator | helen.canids@btinternet.com |
| Hymenoptera: Sawflies | David Nicholls | Co-ordinator | davidnicholls125@gmail.com |
| Isopoda | Helen Ikin | Co-ordinator | helen.canids@btinternet.com |
| Lepidoptera: Butterflies | Richard Jeffery | Recorder | winrich168@btinternet.com |
| Lepidoptera: Moths | Mark Skevington | Recorder | vc55cmr@gmail.com |
| Lichens | Anthony Fletcher | Recorder | a.fletcherfletcher@btinternet.com |
| Mammals (excl. bats and badgers) | Helen O'Brien | Recorder | helen.Obrien@leicester.gov.uk |
| Mayflies - Ephemeroptera | Steve Woodward | Co-ordinator | grobysteve@talktalk.net |
| Mecoptera (Scorpionflies) | Steve Woodward | Co-ordinator | grobysteve@talktalk.net |
| Megaloptera (Alderflies) | Steve Woodward | Co-ordinator | grobysteve@talktalk.net |
| Millipedes | Helen Ikin | Co-ordinator | helen.canids@btinternet.com |
| Mites and ticks | Ivan Pedley | Co-ordinator | ivan.pedley@gmail.com |
| Mollusca | David Nicholls | Co-ordinator | davidnicholls125@gmail.com |
| Mosses and Liverworts - Bryophytes | Uta Hamzaoui | Recorder | uta.hamzaoui@yahoo.de |
| Neuroptera (Lacewings) | Steve Woodward | Co-ordinator | grobysteve@talktalk.net |
| Pseudoscorpions | Co-ordinator | ||
| Psocoptera (Barklice and Booklice) | Helen Ikin | Co-ordinator | helen.canids@btinternet.com |
| Raphidoptera (Snakeflies) | Steve Woodward | Co-ordinator | grobysteve@talktalk.net |
| Reptiles | Ben Devine | Recorder | ben.devine@hotmail.co.uk |
| Spiders | Paul Palmer | Co-ordinator | palmerpjp@gmail.com |
| Springtails - Collembola | Alan Cann | Co-ordinator | alan.cann@gmail.com |
| Stoneflies - Plecoptera | Steve Woodward | Co-ordinator | grobysteve@talktalk.net |
| Thrips - Thysanoptera | Ivan Pedley | Co-ordinator | ivan.pedley@gmail.com |
| Trichoptera (Caddisflies) | Ray Morris | Co-ordinator | ray@cactusbob.net |