Another record-breaking year for NatureSpot. Discover the impact of lockdown on wildlife recording in Leicestershire and Rutland in 2020.

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Join NatureSpot with VC55 County Recorder Geoffrey Hall and pick up some tips on urban botany - spotting the plants in your village, town or city: https://youtu.be/Wk6H-mathKY

An 11-year study suggests that the invasive Harlequin Ladybird caused the severe decline of the Two Spot Ladybird. More...

Sending e-cards helps the environment. More...

Invasive Quagga Mussels have been found at Rutland Water. More...

The NatureSpot Board of Trustees has been busy thinking about the future. More...

We are delighted to announce that NatureSpot has been awarded the John Sawyer NBN Open Data Award 2020. More...

What happens to all that data you submit to NatureSpot? More...

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...