Lockdown

The NatureSpot team have been wondering what you've been up to during lockdown, and it turns out you've been busy. More...

Luzula campestris

Lockdown is forcing recorders to look carefully at their own backyards - with beneficial results. More...

IDAIDS

One of the best ways you can spend your time in lockdown is to introduce water into your garden. More...

Small Tortoiseshell

How many butterflies can you record in your garden in the next 7 days?
Photo Andy's Rutland, Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae. NatureSpot Butterfly Gallery

Lesser Celandine

March 20th 2020 is the Vernal (Spring) Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. More...

Bluebells

In our time of need, NatureSpot has decided to spread some joy. Read more...

Update: Since this item was published, UK Government guidance on COVID-19 has changed. Please stay safe. 

March Records

We've looked back at the records to find the most commonly recorded species in March. Have you seen them?

Images Needed

Can you help us complete our image galleries? More...

Dots

Eagle-eyed users may have noticed that the dots on our species pages have changed colour. More...

NatureSpot Annual Report 2019

Each year NatureSpot publishes an annual report summarising all the activity of the previous 12 months. You can read the 2019 Annual Report (and all the previous ones) here.

NatureSpot Challenge - Hairy-footed Flower Bee

It's the time of year when Hairy-footed Flower Bees, Anthophora plumipes, are on the wing. Can you spot them?

 

Leafmines and Plant Galls

A number of different groups of insects cause leaf mines and plant galls but they can be difficult to identify. More...

NatureSpot in 2019

Over the last few weeks we've been getting all the records submitted in 2019 sorted out. More...

European Chinchbug nymph

Recently the NatureSpot Team held a works outing to Everard's Meadows and while we were there we couldn't resist doing some recording. More...

Firethorn Leaf Miner

Now is a good time of year to spot and record the distinctive leaf mines of the Firethorn Leaf Miner, Phyllonorycter leucographella.

Farmers Weekly

Farmers - naturalists are your friends - but don't take our word for it. More...

Wild places

At the start of this month we promised you exciting developments on NatureSpot in 2020 and the first one has landed. More...

It is with great sadness that we have to report the death on 9th January 2020 of Ron Stevens, a NatureSpot trustee and regular behind the scenes worker for NatureSpot. Read more...

10th Anniversary

2020 is a big year for NatureSpot and we have a lot planned. More...