Welcome to Sapcote
Welcome to the Sapcote 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.
Sapcote
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
Sapcote Parish runs from Freeholt Wood near the M69 Island to the Old Fosse Road. The River Soar is only a stream as it passes through our Parish. The Parish also has a couple of water filled granite quarries typical of this part of Leicestershire.
Total species seen in this parish:
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Recording wildlife in Sapcote
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.
Surprising little is known about many of the species that live in the county. What is its distribution? How common or rare is it? Are these changing over time? These are vital questions which NatureSpot, with your support, can help to answer. All the data collected is shared to help inform conservation decision-making.
A new moth 'lured' to Sapcote
An impressive new moth species has been added to the Sapcote list with the aid of a pheromone lure. The lure replicates the scent given off by the female Emperor Moth - and a male arrived within 25 minutes of the lure being deployed in Harecroft Crescent on 22nd April 2023.
Dark Crimson Underwing
A rare migrant moth - the Dark Crimson Underwing was recorded for the first time in Leicestershire and Rutland when it turned up in a garden trap at Morely Road in Sapcote on 26th August 2019. It is quite a large and noticeable species, although there are others that look quite similar. It was checked out by the County Recorder for moths and accepted as a first record for our area.
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 | 3230 | 13763 | |
| Moths | 906 | 5498 | |
| Wildflowers | 395 | 1573 | |
| Beetles | 366 | 1380 | |
| Bugs | 227 | 818 | |
| Flies | 175 | 469 | |
| Fungi | 150 | 247 | |
| Bees, Wasps, Ants | 96 | 248 | |
| Spiders | 95 | 390 | |
| Trees, Shrubs & Climbers | 92 | 372 | |
| Caddisflies | 84 | 454 | |
| Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | 75 | 258 | |
| Sawflies | 73 | 168 | |
| Craneflies, Gnats & Midges | 67 | 178 | |
| Birds | 67 | 379 | |
| Hoverflies | 67 | 216 | |
| Lichens | 31 | 58 | |
| Slugs & Snails | 30 | 98 | |
| Mosses & Liverworts | 29 | 45 | |
| Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions | 25 | 55 | |
| Lacewings & Scorpionflies | 24 | 85 | |
| Butterflies | 20 | 186 | |
| Centipedes & Millipedes | 15 | 60 | |
| Mammals | 14 | 55 | |
| Ferns & Horsetails | 14 | 44 | |
| Springtails & Bristletails | 12 | 62 | |
| Dragonflies and Damselflies | 12 | 58 | |
| harvestman (Opiliones) | 11 | 80 | |
| Mayflies | 9 | 27 | |
| Grasshoppers & Crickets | 8 | 43 | |
| Woodlice, Crustaceans | 7 | 28 | |
| Barklice & Booklice | 6 | 22 | |
| Amphibians | 4 | 31 | |
| acarine (Acari) | 3 | 7 | |
| Slime Moulds | 3 | 7 | |
| insect - true fly (Diptera) | 2 | 2 | |
| insect - caddis fly (Trichoptera) | 2 | 2 | |
| Reptiles | 2 | 2 | |
| Earwigs | 2 | 18 | |
| Stoneflies | 2 | 2 | |
| insect - true bug (Hemiptera) | 1 | 1 | |
| Thrips | 1 | 1 | |
| Fish | 1 | 2 | |
| insect - hymenopteran | 1 | 1 | |
| Algae, Bacteria, Virus | 1 | 1 | |
| Silverfish | 1 | 2 | |