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Copidosoma parasitoid wasp

Where are all these new species coming from?

We don't know how many different species there are in Leicestershire and Rutland, but after 16 years of recording, the number of new species being added to NatureSpot eac...

Species of the Month October 2026

The NatureSpot Species of the Month for October is this image of Bilberry flowers, taken by NatureSpot contributor Ron. Bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus, has a limited distr...

Leave the Leaves

Each autumn, millions of tonnes of leaves fall to the ground. While the reflex for many gardeners is to dispose of them, leaving leaves in place provides enormous benefit...

Fungi - The Rule of 3

Fungi - The Rule of 3

It's the time of year when lots of photographs of fungi are submitted to NatureSpot. A few species are easy to name, some species are impossible to identify without much...

Biological Records Centre Science Review 2026

Look what you did...

The UK Biological Records Centre has just published its Science Review 2026. This covers 110 different recording schemes, 25,536 different species, 168,665 1km grids samp...

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Arthaldeus pascuellus

Arthaldeus pascuellus

Lodge Farm, Hoby

Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes

Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes

Bagworth Heath Woods CP - Sandmartin pond

Kate Nightingale

Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes

Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes

Bagworth Heath Woods CP - Sandmartin pond

Kate Nightingale

Hartstongue Fern

Hartstongue Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

7 November 2026

Stonebow Washlands

Shepherd's-purse

Shepherd's-purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

7 November 2026

Long Clawson, Sandpit Lane

Yellow Corydalis

Yellow Corydalis

Pseudofumaria lutea

9 November 2026

Melton Kirby Lane

Yellow Corydalis

Yellow Corydalis

Pseudofumaria lutea

9 November 2026

Melton Kirby Lane

Stinking Iris

Iris foetidissima

9 November 2026

Melton Kirby Lane

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Another Year of Conservation Volunteering, South America - Sharon Leahy Charnwood Local Group, LRWT

Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall

Market Bosworth & District Natural History Society: Pollen and Place Names: Uncovering Leicestershire's Woodland History - Dr Hannah Sellers

St Peter's Primary Academy, Market Bosworth

LRWT NW Group - The remarkable resurgence of lichens in our industrial wastelands - Ivan Pedley

Ashby Methodist Church Hall, 5 Burton Rd, Ashby-de-la-Zou...

Knighton Wild - Challenges and Successes of Mammal Conservation in Leicestershire & Rutland – Dr Helen O’Brien

Knighton Parish Centre, Church Lane, Knighton, Leicester ...

New additions to NatureSpot

Phaenocarpa
31 October 2026
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
Graham Calow
specimen examined
Stenomacrus
30 October 2026
Sapcote, land behind William Spencer Avenue
Graham Calow
specimen examined
Macrosiphoniella sanborni
02 November 2026
Cropston garden
Peter Smith
Aptera and nymphs

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