NatureSpot Annual Report 2022

The NatureSpot Annual Report has been published, revealing that 2022 was another record breaking year in many ways. More...

Summary:

54,451 records were submitted in 2022, a 22% increase from the previous year.
In total, 424,418 records for Leicestershire and Rutland have now been received through NatureSpot.
Records of 4,174 different species were submitted, the highest in our history - 252 of these were species not previously recorded on NatureSpot.
The number of active recorders submitting wildlife records to NatureSpot in 2022 was the highest to date - 298. Of these, 100 were new recorders submitting records for the first time.
The NatureSpot Facebook group grew from 300 to over 500 members, a 79% increase. The NatureSpot Twitter account now has 944 followers, a 12% increase over the year, with an annual reach of nearly a quarter of a million views.