Welcome to Carlton
Welcome to the Carlton NatureSpot page which gives local residents the opportunity to find out about, and contribute to our knowledge of, the wildlife in our parish. Just click on the headers of these news stories to read more.
Carlton
Selected parish / Wild Places / Public footpaths / Parish boundaries
To find out more about featured Wild Places in and around the parish (red boundaries on the map), visit the Wild Places page. Contact NatureSpot if you have an idea for any additional Wild Places.
Wild places in this parish
Carlton is a small rural parish and village in the attractive countryside of western Leicestershire, and the Borough of Hinckley & Bosworth. The Parish has an area of 309.565 Ha, and had 304 registered electors and 146 occupied dwellings in January 2017.
Total species seen in this parish:
Wild places
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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Verges for wildlife
Parish Councils are being encouraged to take over the management of selected road verges in their area in order to improve their value for wildlife. So far, over 70 verges have been adopted. Verge surveys by NatureSpot have revealed a surprising diversity of flora with an average of over 30 different wildflowers and grasses on each verge. More information can be found here.
Recording Carlton Wildlife
We would like more wildlife observations from the parish. 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 images and records below are all from the parish/ward and have been submitted by members of the public.
Latest images
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.
Latest records
| Species group | Total no. of species | Total no. of records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 52 | 55 | |
| Wildflowers | 12 | 13 | |
| Butterflies | 6 | 7 | |
| Bees, Wasps, Ants | 5 | 5 | |
| Beetles | 4 | 4 | |
| Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | 4 | 4 | |
| Fungi | 3 | 4 | |
| Moths | 3 | 3 | |
| Spiders | 3 | 3 | |
| Mammals | 2 | 2 | |
| Flies | 2 | 2 | |
| Grasshoppers & Crickets | 1 | 1 | |
| Birds | 1 | 1 | |
| Dragonflies and Damselflies | 1 | 1 | |
| Amphibians | 1 | 1 | |
| Hoverflies | 1 | 1 | |
| insect - beetle (Coleoptera) | 1 | 1 | |
| Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions | 1 | 1 | |
| Reptiles | 1 | 1 | |