We have some exciting news coming soon about our Wild Places listings - More...

The "Lutterworth Triangle" is the least well recorded area of the county - but we're working on it. More...

The Field Studies Council has recently published "The conifers of Britain, an identification guide" More...

Many people struggle with scientific names but we have the answer! More...

A look at some of the NatureSpot highlights of 2018. More...

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There are few who don't over-indulge at Christmas, adding an inch or two to the waistline. Never fear - NatureSpot is here with the solution to this problem!

Bees good, wasps bad? Not really. Why do people think this?

Can we predict the future? Yes. Can we change it? Yes. Read more...

Money burning a hole in your pocket? More...

No, not the new road, another one. Read more...

At last week's meeting of the Leicestershire Entomological Society someone raised this interesting question. More...

"Studying and protecting each & every living species on Earth is a major challenge of the 21st century. Yet, most species remain unknown or unstudied, while others attract most of the public, scientific & government attention." 

When the history of 2018 is written it will go down as The Year of the Ivy Bee in Leicestershire & Rutland More...

Insects are disappearing all over the world - read more...

Can you spot 10 spider species before Halloween? More...

It's time for the annual NatureSpot Ivy Bee Appeal - help us find Colletes hederae. Read more...

It's the time of year when lots of photographs of fungi are submitted to NatureSpot. This is how to help us confirm your sightings. More...

Although we are close to the end of their season now, at certain times of the year sawflies are very abundant and rather showy insects. Identification of these insects is often problematic however. More...

Help us find a new species spreading in our region. Read more...