Selected parish/ward / Wild Places / Footpaths / Parish/ward boundaries
To find out more about local Wild Places (red boundaries on the map), visit the Wild Places page. Contact NatureSpot if you have an idea for any additional Wild Places.
There are several excellent wildlife areas in the parish: Thornton Reservoir, Bagworth Heath Woods and Thornton Meadows are some of these (see the Wild Places pages).
Thornton Reservoir has a path around a perimeter of the reservoir plus a number of interesting habitats adjacent. Of particular note are Thornton Meadows (adjacent to the play area) which has a superb meadow and is also an excellent site for waxcaps in Autumn.
Bagworth Heath Woods is a country park and is a reclaimed coal mining site. The fishing lakes provide some wetland habitat and the hundreds of planted trees are maturing but the the most interesting habitat is the heath grassland.
Thornton Meadows has been surveyed and is being proposed as a Local Wildlife Site.
Parish/ward species count:
Welcome to the Bagworth and Thornton 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.
We need more wildlife observations from around Bagworth and Thornton. 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.
The male Mandarin Duck is often considered the most attractive of all ducks and is revered in the Far East. Mandarins became naturalised in Britain in the 1800s and are often to be found at Thornton Reservoir. This one was seen in early 2024.
The images and records below are all from the parish/ward and have been submitted by members of the public.
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.
