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Happening in Hamilton

Hamilton resident Alan Bevington writes: Since 1990 Hamilton in the north-east of the city of Leicester has seen considerable new housing development. In spite of this it...

Lesser Yellowlegs

Species of the Month September 2026

The NatureSpot Species of the Month for September is this image of a Lesser Yellowlegs, taken by NatureSpot contributor Marian Markham.

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Torymus bedeguaris male emerging from Bedeguar Gall

More than meets the eye

A Robin's Pincushion (Bedeguar Gall) isn't just a home for the wasp larvae that caused the gall to form, it's a thriving miniature ecosystem.

Darwins Tree of Life Drawing

Is there any value in recording above species level?

More records are being submitted at genus level and above. Why - and does it matter? Since NatureSpot switched to using the UK Species Inventory (UKSI) we are receiving l...

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Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenax

13 October 2026

Helophilus pendulus

Helophilus pendulus

11 October 2026

Cropston garden

Kate Nightingale

Batman Hoverfly

Batman Hoverfly

Myathropa florea

11 October 2026

Cropston garden

Kate Nightingale

Marmalade Hoverfly

Marmalade Hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus

11 October 2026

Cropston garden

Kate Nightingale

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinax

11 October 2026

Cropston garden

Kate Nightingale

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinax

11 October 2026

Cropston garden

Kate Nightingale

Eupeodes luniger

Eupeodes luniger

11 October 2026

Cropston garden

Kate Nightingale

Eupeodes luniger

Eupeodes luniger

11 October 2026

Cropston garden

Kate Nightingale

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The Little Things that Run the World - Alan Cann - Knighton Wild

Knighton Parish Centre, Church Lane, LE2 3WG

Market Bosworth & District Natural History Society: The Bats of UK and Their Ecology and Conservation Tricia Scott

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Lindneromyia dorsalis
29 September 2026
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GHunt
Geophilus carpophagus
18 July 2026
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egaten
Freshwater Sponge
22 July 2026
Wistow, Leicestershire
Beth Fox

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