Markfield

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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

The parish is blessed with several wildlife-rich sites, including the Altar Stones nature reserve managed by the Wildlife Trust and Hill Hole Quarry.

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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.

Welcome to Markfield

Welcome to the Markfield 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.

Recording Markfield 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
Total7552005
Wildflowers140493
Fungi97159
Bugs4480
Moths4479
Flies4365
Lichens3587
Beetles3573
Birds33142
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers33188
Bees, Wasps, Ants3369
Mosses & Liverworts2875
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges2776
Slugs & Snails2257
Spiders2144
Butterflies21104
Hoverflies1329
Ferns & Horsetails931
Craneflies, Gnats & Midges914
Mammals952
Centipedes & Millipedes712
Grasshoppers & Crickets612
Sawflies66
Barklice & Booklice55
harvestman (Opiliones)58
Springtails & Bristletails44
Woodlice, Crustaceans37
Dragonflies and Damselflies36
flowering plant34
fungus34
Algae, Bacteria, Virus36
Amphibians25
Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions22
Reptiles11
fern11
Slime Moulds11
insect - hymenopteran11
Lacewings & Scorpionflies11