Welcome to Foxton
Welcome to the Foxton 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.
Foxton
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To find out more about featured Wild Places in and around the parish (red boundaries on the map), visit the Wild Places page. Contact NatureSpot if you have an idea for any additional Wild Places.
Wild places in this parish
Foxton lies in the south-east of Leicestershire. The village is thought to have been founded in Saxon times. Today it is best known because of the nearby Foxton Locks and former Inclined Plane, built with the Grand Union Canal in the late eighteenth century.
The parish is well-wooded and crossed, west to east, by a brook. The Welland Valley lies to the south-east.
The Softwell Lane Nature Reserve is located to the north-west of the village alongside the brook. The site includes a pond and mature trees and was bequeathed to the village by Derek Lewin.
Total species seen in this parish:
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Thanks
Thanks to the following for supporting this page:
- Leicestershire County Council
- Foxton Parish Council
Recording wildlife in Foxton
We need more wildlife observations from around Foxton. 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.
White Squirrel
This highly unusual albino Grey Squirrel was spotted at Foxton Locks in November 2020.
Main Street verge
Foxton Parish Council has joined the Leicestershire verges biodiversity project and has taken on the management of a verge on Main Street to improve it for wildlife. Read more on the Foxton Main Street verge Wild Place page.
The images and records below are all from the parish/ward and have been submitted by members of the public.
Latest images
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.
Latest records
| Species group | Total no. of species | Total no. of records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 250 | 500 | |
| Wildflowers | 96 | 214 | |
| Birds | 30 | 83 | |
| Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | 21 | 42 | |
| Trees, Shrubs & Climbers | 18 | 40 | |
| Moths | 13 | 13 | |
| Butterflies | 11 | 23 | |
| Fungi | 7 | 7 | |
| Flies | 6 | 10 | |
| Ferns & Horsetails | 5 | 7 | |
| Dragonflies and Damselflies | 5 | 8 | |
| Mammals | 5 | 12 | |
| Beetles | 5 | 7 | |
| Bees, Wasps, Ants | 4 | 6 | |
| Hoverflies | 4 | 4 | |
| Lichens | 4 | 6 | |
| Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions | 3 | 3 | |
| Slugs & Snails | 3 | 4 | |
| Bugs | 2 | 3 | |
| fungus | 1 | 1 | |
| Sawflies | 1 | 1 | |
| Algae, Bacteria, Virus | 1 | 1 | |
| Spiders | 1 | 1 | |
| Fish | 1 | 1 | |
| harvestman (Opiliones) | 1 | 1 | |
| Caddisflies | 1 | 1 | |