Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood

We've been updating our Wild Places pages again - the NatureSpot directory of where to find wildlife in Leicestershire and Rutland. Read more...

FSC Biolinks

FSC BioLinks is a project from the Field Studies Council which brings together existing volunteers skilled in biological recording and identification with new volunteers. More...

Oxeye Daisy

NatureSpot wants records for all wild plants species, either growing in the wild or as weeds - here's how you can help.

Silver Y

Numerous Silver Y moths, Autographa gamma, are in our gardens and in the house in the evenings if the windows are open. Why does it seem like they're suddenly everywhere?

MyRecords

NatureSpot recorders can now edit their own records. More...

Lime Hawk-moth

What happens when you turn six wildlife recorders loose in Leicestershire? More...

A Swift Half

Why not join us for a Swift Half in the pub and tell us where you have seen Swifts? More...

Pirri-pirri burr

Pirri-pirri burr (Acaena novae-zelandiae) was originally introduced to Britain in a wool from New Zealand in 1901. More...

Leptopterna dolabrata

You should be in no doubt by now that insects (and hence humans) are in trouble - More:

Swift sightings

Or could we do a better job of recording them? More...

Charley

The Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is conducting a fascinating experiment at Charley and we need your help to monitor it. More...

Swift Survey 2018

We need your sightings: Swift Survey 2018

Bumblebee Identification Workshops

It's the time of year when bee photos flood into NatureSpot, so it must be time to write about bees. More...

Scarlet Tiger Alert

The Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula) is a spectacular day-flying moth found in the South West.

Identifying Earthworms

Earthworms aren’t the easiest group of organisms to identify - so that means you need to practice! More…

Amazon Smile

NatureSpot has registered with Amazon Smile, a version of Amazon that donates to a charity of your choice. More...

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BDS

Following on from the 2014 Atlas of Dragonflies and Damselflies in Britain and Ireland, the British Dragonfly Society aims to produce a State of Dragonflies report 2020 and they need your help. More...

Swift

Swifts will be returning to the county in the next month, but they are in trouble and need your help! The Swift Project Partnership needs all records from Leicestershire & Rutland this summer. More...