Fancy joining in a friendly NatureSpot competition?

A user asks: are repeat records useful?

Be careful what you click on. More...

2020 will be remembered as a mast year (and possibly for other reasons). But why?

Excellent online course by millipede expert Paul Richards, via the Tanyptera Project. Includes illustrated identification key. 

Earlier this month a strange parasitic plant popped up under a bird feeder in a Leicestershire garden. More...

Roseanna Burton from the East Midlands Canal & River Trust discusses the role of waterways in biodiversity and conservation.

NatureSpot fungus expert Ben gives an introduction to the kingdom of fungi and tips for getting started with recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naUZQW5FPzc

Photo: Richard Pegler

Sadly the dragonfly season is nearing its end now, but it's been a good one. More...

October brings a Coronavirus-proof cornucopia of wildlife talks for Leicestershire and Rutland.

The Zig-Zag Elm Sawfly, Aproceros leucopoda, has arrived in Leicestershire - we recorded our first sighting on 15th September 2020. More...

In this new NatureSpot video Sue Timms discusses how to find and identify Oak galls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvW1Y54fOGg

A new shieldbug has been recorded in Leicester. More...

Join the NatureSpot team online for our August ramble through wasps, flies, invasive molluscs and more recorded recently in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Some but not all moths are attracted to light traps.

This year Birdfair is going digital! More...

We keep adding new Wild Places to our listings. The latest is Holly Hayes Wood. More...

An informal online session via Zoom for a chat about preparing and handling insect specimens of various types: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2tB4ehzVCo

It's a month since we launched the NatureSpot mobile phone app. Have you tried it yet?