Living Landscapes

Can we predict the future? Yes. Can we change it? Yes. Read more...

FSC

Money burning a hole in your pocket? More...

 

Aylestone Meadows

No, not the new road, another one. Read more...

Common Green Shieldbug

At last week's meeting of the Leicestershire Entomological Society someone raised this interesting question. More...

Taxonomic Shortfall

"Studying and protecting each & every living species on Earth is a major challenge of the 21st century. Yet, most species remain unknown or unstudied, while others attract most of the public, scientific & government attention." 

The Year of the Ivy Bee

When the history of 2018 is written it will go down as The Year of the Ivy Bee in Leicestershire & Rutland More...

Sminthurus viridis

Insects are disappearing all over the world - read more...

Linyphia triangularis

Can you spot 10 spider species before Halloween? More...

Ivy Bee

It's time for the annual NatureSpot Ivy Bee Appeal - help us find Colletes hederae. Read more...

Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus

It's the time of year when lots of photographs of fungi are submitted to NatureSpot. This is how to help us confirm your sightings. More...

Sawflies Guide

Although we are close to the end of their season now, at certain times of the year sawflies are very abundant and rather showy insects. Identification of these insects is often problematic however. More...

Adonis Ladybird

Help us find a new species spreading in our region. Read more...

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood

We've been updating our Wild Places pages again - the NatureSpot directory of where to find wildlife in Leicestershire and Rutland. Read more...

FSC Biolinks

FSC BioLinks is a project from the Field Studies Council which brings together existing volunteers skilled in biological recording and identification with new volunteers. More...

Oxeye Daisy

NatureSpot wants records for all wild plants species, either growing in the wild or as weeds - here's how you can help.

Silver Y

Numerous Silver Y moths, Autographa gamma, are in our gardens and in the house in the evenings if the windows are open. Why does it seem like they're suddenly everywhere?

MyRecords

NatureSpot recorders can now edit their own records. More...

Lime Hawk-moth

What happens when you turn six wildlife recorders loose in Leicestershire? More...