About NatureSpot

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About us

NatureSpot is a registered charity which promotes the wildlife and wild places of Leicestershire and Rutland and engages the public in local biodiversity. It is entirely run by committed volunteers and funded by grants and donations.

Our aims are to help people:

• discover the wildlife and wild places of Leicestershire and Rutland
• identify local wildlife
• record the wildlife they see

Our work is overseen by a Board of Trustees comprising local naturalists and conservation professionals (see below). We are also supported by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, Leicestershire County Council, Leicester City Council and the National Forest. We also work closely with County Recorders, the Leicestershire and Rutland Environmental Records Centre (LRERC) and many of the local natural history organisations. You can read or download our Annual Reports here.

What this website offers

• Illustrated guide to over 8,000 species - including distribution maps, help on identification and the latest records
• Citizen science wildlife recording - we encourage everyone to help monitor local wildlife by using our online form or app (or iRecord for sightings outside Leicestershire and Rutland)
• Feature pages on over 500 Wild Places - accessible local areas of wildlife interest
• Parish pages - wildlife feature pages on many Leicestershire and Rutland parishes
• Events - a guide to the talks, walks and events in Leicestershire and Rutland with a wildlife theme
• News - a regular stream of brief news updates
• Support for local wildlife groups and projects
• Information to help us all discover more about nature
• The NatureSpot YouTube channel has recordings of presentations covering a wide-range of topics. All are free to view.

NatureSpot is managed by local nature enthusiasts in order to share our interest with others.

Contact

You can contact us at: info@naturespot.org

Please Support Us

What NatureSpot offers is free to use. But nothing is really free - it costs a lot to keep the website up and running. So if you value NatureSpot and you don't want to see it disappear, please donate to keep us online and free to use. 

Image	Our fundraising platform is totally secure and also collects Gift Aid from the Government so every £1 you contribute earns £1.33 for NatureSpot. If you prefer, you can also donate using our Paypal account.
Image	Almost everything you buy online could trigger a donation to NatureSpot at no additional cost to you. Companies give a donation to charity typically between 1 and 5% of your purchase total. It's easy to sign up and you can download an add-on to your browser to remind you to link your purchase. Visit EasyFundraising and choose NatureSpot as the charity to support.

We are very grateful for your continued support. 

Could you help?

NatureSpot couldn't operate without a large team of volunteers. Would you like to help? There is a wide range of tasks you may be able to help with - and all can be done from home so it doesn't matter where you live. See the Help NatureSpot page for a list of roles needed and get in touch if you would like to help.

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All users of the website agree to NatureSpot's terms when opening an account. 

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